In Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, the tale of the dyed jackal reaches its climax when the other jackals cross-examine the impostor to test his claim of being a heavenly peacock. They challenge him to demonstrate the intrinsic qualities of the bird he mimics: they ask if he can perform the majestic display in the rose garden or produce the distinct cry of a peacock. When the dyed jackal admits his inability to do either, they expose his fraud. Rumi uses this interrogation to emphasize that superficial alterations and empty claims cannot replicate true spiritual states. He concludes that the authentic 'peacock's robe of honor comes from heaven'—a metaphor for divine grace and genuine spiritual station, which must be granted by God rather than acquired through outward imitation or deceit.