This Sufi allegory from Farid al-Din Attar's Mosibat Nameh describes a madman who holds a mirror in front of people as they leave Friday prayers. When the crowd grows large, he repeatedly throws the mirror down in anger. He explains that his goal is to make people look into the mirror to see their own inner ugliness and faults, which would lead them to hang their heads in shame. The allegory uses the mirror as a symbol for self-reflection and spiritual self-awareness, challenging individuals to confront their own egos and moral shortcomings rather than remaining heedless.