In Farid al-Din Attar's Elahi Nameh, the sixth tale of Sultan Mahmud and Ayaz at the time of death illustrates the Sufi concept of eternal love (Ishq-e Javid) and the transition to the spiritual realm. As the worldly emperor Mahmud faces death, he rejects worldly concerns to focus solely on his beloved Ayaz, declaring that any love that is not eternal is worthless. In Sufi allegory, Mahmud represents the soul of the seeker at the threshold of physical dissolution, while Ayaz represents the divine beloved. The tale emphasizes that true spiritual love transcends physical mortality, serving as the necessary vehicle for the soul's transition and eternal union with the Divine.