In Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, the distinction between human perception and divine nomenclature is a profound theological concept, illustrated through God teaching the 'Names' to Adam. Rumi asserts that human beings assign names based on an entity's outward, superficial aspect or its temporary worldly state. In stark contrast, God names every entity based on its 'hidden secret' and its ultimate, final destiny. To demonstrate this, Rumi contrasts human and divine perspectives: what humans called Moses' mere 'rod,' the Creator already knew as a 'dragon'; what society saw as an 'idol-worshipper' in Umar, God had already named a 'believer' in pre-eternity. This concept emphasizes that true reality is defined by God's foreknowledge of an entity's final end, not by its current borrowed form. Furthermore, Rumi notes that even Adam's vast, divine knowledge of these true names was momentarily eclipsed when divine decree (qaza) arrived, demonstrating that all intellect remains subordinate to God's supreme will.