In Farid ud-Din Attar's 'The Tale of a Man Who Sought Opening and Rabia's Response to Him,' the Sufi mystic Rabia overhears a man pleading with God to 'open a door' for him. Her response, asking 'when was this door closed?', serves as a profound allegory for the perpetual accessibility of the Divine. It conveys the Sufi theological principle that God's grace and presence are never withheld or barricaded from the seeker. Instead, it is human heedlessness (ghaflah) and ignorance that create the illusion of separation. Therefore, spiritual realization does not involve waiting for a locked door to be opened, but rather awakening to the fact that the barrier never existed.