In Section 1 of the Eighteenth Discourse of Farid al-Din Attar's Mosibat Nameh, the spiritual seeker (Salik) directs his inquiries to the Earth (خاک). Recognizing the Earth as the foundational element of creation and the silent bearer of profound mysteries, the seeker asks it to reveal its hidden divine secrets and the "treasures" it conceals within. This encounter is a key part of the Salik's cosmic journey, illustrating the Sufi perspective that all elements of the natural world, even the seemingly lowly earth, hold deep spiritual truths and are repositories of divine wisdom.