In Book 3 of Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, the humorous story of a man who asks a barber to pluck out his white hairs serves as a parable for spiritual bewilderment (hayrat). Rather than selectively sorting the hairs, the barber swiftly cuts off the entire beard and hands it to the man, telling him to sort it himself. Rumi uses this abrupt conclusion to metaphorically demonstrate how true divine bewilderment completely severs ordinary discussion, rational calculation, and intellectual reflection, leaving the spiritual seeker in a state of absolute, thoughtless awe and surrender.