In Farid al-Din Attar's Mosibat Nameh, the tale of Yahya ibn Mu'adh serves as a Sufi allegory illustrating the concept of a lover's immunity from the penal fires of Hell. Yahya asserts that if he were given authority over Hell, he would never burn a lover, as they have already been burned multiple times by the fire of divine love ('ishq). The allegory explains that a lover's transgressions are involuntary (* اضطراری ), compelled by the overwhelming intensity of their devotion rather than free choice ( اختیار *), which exempts them from divine punishment and blame on the Day of Judgment.