In the Masnavi, Jalaluddin Rumi uses the historical relationship between Pharaoh and his vizier Haman to symbolize the internal dynamic between the human soul and a corrupted intellect. Rumi illustrates that while Moses's divine words would initially soften Pharaoh's heart, Haman's spiteful counsel would instantly destroy that spiritual progress, acting like a catapult stone against a glass house. Allegorically, Rumi posits that the king represents the soul, while the vizier represents the intellect. He warns that when the intellect is conquered by passion and worldly greed, it becomes a destructive force—a highwayman on the spiritual path—that brings the spirit to ruin. To avoid such wretchedness, Rumi advises seekers to reject the short-sighted 'partial intellect' as their guide. Instead, the soul must appoint the 'Universal Intellect', which focuses on ultimate spiritual realities and the afterlife, as its true vizier.