In Sufi didactic literature, particularly Sanai's Hadiqat al-Haqiqah, jest (hazl) is employed as a pedagogical device to shock the reader out of conventional moral complacency and intellectual rigidness. In 'Section 15 - A Tale of Jest', the humorous and slightly vulgar depiction of a child with a reed on a minaret and the muezzin's reaction serves to illustrate how superficial appearances can lead to misinterpretation, urging the seeker of truth to look beyond external forms to perceive spiritual realities.