In Book 3 of Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, while the poet frequently critiques the inadequacy of worldly analogies for grasping divine truths, he also acknowledges their pedagogical necessity. Rumi uses the example of explaining adult intimacy to a child by comparing it to the taste of sweetmeats. Because the spiritually uninitiated cannot yet grasp the true essence ($mahiyat$) of higher states, wise guides compassionately employ analogies ($mithal$) as an introductory teaching tool. Thus, analogy serves not as the ultimate truth, but as an essential conceptual bridge, providing an approximate understanding until the seeker can experience the reality directly.