In Attar's Elahi Nameh, the Tale of Prophet Job (Ayoub) and Prophet Zechariah (Zakariya) illustrates the paradox of individual spiritual trials and divine decrees. While Job is delivered from his long suffering only after he utters a sigh ('ah') of supplication, Zechariah is commanded to remain completely silent even as a saw is placed on his head, with the warning that a single sigh would erase his prophethood. Attar uses this contrast to show that the divine path is an unfathomable ocean where there is no universal rule of speech or silence, activity or stillness; rather, true devotion lies in absolute compliance with the specific, unique spiritual demands God places on each soul.