In Jami's 'Haft Awrang' (specifically in Subhat al-Abrar, Section 58), the poet presents a dialogue that critiques the subjective, dogmatic, or sectarian projections of spiritual figures. Jami contrasts the 'Ali' constructed by the sectarian imagination—portrayed as a physical wrestler driven by mundane pride, wrath, and vengeance—with the true spiritual reality of Ali as a selfless emblem of divine light and mystical guidance. This distinction warns seekers against constructing an idol out of their own imaginative prejudices and egoistic desires in the guise of devotion.