In Section 77 of Book Three of the Masnavi, Jalaluddin Rumi utilizes the Quranic narrative of the Prophet Ezra (Uzair) and his resurrected donkey to elucidate the concept of bodily resurrection (Ma'ad or Hashr). Rumi describes how God meticulously reassembles the decayed parts of the donkey before Ezra's eyes to remove any doubt concerning the Day of Judgment. To make this divine capability comprehensible and comforting to humans, Rumi introduces the analogy of sleep. He explains that sleep is a daily temporary death wherein physical senses are suspended without causing fear or permanent loss, as they return upon waking. Through this metaphor, Rumi argues that physical death is merely an extended sleep, and the soul should not fear the disintegration of the body, as the Divine 'Compounder' (Jami) will effortlessly reconstitute it.