In Jami's Silsilat al-Dhahab, the tale of Shah Shuja' Kirmani serves as a Sufi allegory on the relationship between ascetic vigilance (bidaari) and divine grace. By rubbing salt in his eyes to deny himself sleep for years, the saint represents the seeker's extreme effort to maintain constant spiritual alertness. His eventual slumber, wherein he beholds the beauty of the Beloved, illustrates that the ultimate spiritual unveiling is a gift of divine grace rather than a direct consequence of self-exertion. His subsequent dependency on a pillow in hopes of sleeping again symbolizes the seeker's yearning to return to that state of divine intimacy, highlighting the paradox of trying to artificially recreate a spontaneous spiritual experience.