In Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, within the tale of the old harpist, Caliph Umar experiences a divinely induced slumber and hears a voice from the Truth. Rumi uses this narrative event to digress into a profound metaphysical reflection on the nature of the divine call. He asserts that this transcendental voice is the true origin of all earthly cries and melodies, which are merely its echoes. This spiritual communication transcends language and physical senses, understood universally without "ear or lip" by people of all nations. Rumi extends this universal comprehension to inanimate objects, stating that even wood and stone understand the divine command. He connects this to the Islamic concept of the primordial covenant: at every moment, God continuously issues the eternal question, "Am I not your Lord?" (Alastu). Rumi explains that while creation may not verbally answer, the continuous emergence of substance and accident from non-existence into being serves as their perpetual, unspoken "Yes" (balā).