In Farid al-Din Attar's Mosibat Nameh, the tale of two Lori (Luri) children who live in a simple tent in the desert serves as an allegory to explain why the Prophet Muhammad—who held the highest rank in both worlds—would wish he had never been brought into existence. Their initial state of intimate union in the humble tent represents the spiritual state of Fana (annihilation) or the pre-eternal unity where no separation exists. Their subsequent rise to royalty symbolizes the existence and multiplicity of material and spiritual stations. The Prophet's wish reflects the Sufi longing to return to that absolute, unmanifested state of union with the Divine, where individual identity is surrendered in favor of pure Divine Essence.