This concept explores the allegory in Attar's Mosibat Nameh where a passionate mystic (often referred to as a madman or beloved) overhears a sermon. The preacher explains that God kneaded the clay of Adam for forty mornings and that the believer's heart rests between God's fingers. Deeply distressed by this, the mystic questions human agency: if both the physical form (clay) and the spiritual essence (heart) are entirely controlled by God, then humans are left with nothing but illusion or desire (havas). The allegory emphasizes the Sufi exploration of predestination, divine omnipotence, and the helplessness of humanity.