In Attar's Elahi Nameh, the tale of Ibrahim Adham in the desert introduces the striking metaphor of the 'sword of veneration' or 'sword of awe' (تیغ تعظیم). When Ibrahim finds a group of dying pilgrims, a survivor explains that they were not slain by earthly enemies or natural hardship, but rather by this divine sword. This imagery illustrates the overwhelming, annihilating power of divine majesty (Jalal) and the perilous nature of divine love. Attar uses this narrative to express the Sufi concept of Fana (annihilation of the self in God) and divine jealousy (Ghayrah), demonstrating that drawing near to the Divine requires the ultimate sacrifice of the self and enduring the terrifying awe of God's presence.