In Attar of Nishapur's Elahi-Nameh, the tale of Prophet Solomon and the speaking jug serves as a powerful Sufi allegory on human mortality and the transience of the physical body. When Solomon requests a water jug made from soil untouched by the remains of the dead, a demon retrieves clay from the deep ocean floor. However, when filled with water, the jug miraculously speaks to Solomon, revealing that it was once a person ('such-and-such, son of such-and-such') and declaring that the entire earth, from its surface to its depths, consists of the decomposed remains of past generations. This narrative teaches that the physical body is merely borrowed from the earth, prompting the seeker to look beyond the transient material form toward the eternal spirit.