In Attar's Mosibat Nameh, the tale of Moses (Musa) and his student serves as an allegory for the spiritual peril of acquiring religious knowledge while harboring base, worldly ambitions (don himmati). Moses, searching for his missing student, is told by a passerby that the student has transformed into a pig on the path. When Moses prays to understand this outcome, God reveals that the divine knowledge the student gained was incompatible with his lower nature, resulting in his degradation. The allegory emphasizes that sacred knowledge requires pure intentions and high spiritual aspiration to elevate rather than corrupt the seeker.