In Section 67 of the Khosrow Nameh, Farid al-Din Attar uses the prologue's invocation to outline a core Sufi doctrine: the transition of the spiritual traveler from active effort to a state of absolute divine absorption.

Key Themes

• The Messenger of the Infinite Path: Attar addresses the messenger of the infinite way (peyk-e rah-e bi-nahayat), urging them to keep moving and never settle or remain stagnant, as the spiritual journey is endless.
• Wayfaring (Suluk) vs. Divine Attraction (Jadhbah): The text describes a pivotal spiritual shift. The traveler (salik) must progress until they become the beloved (mahbub). At this threshold, their own active practice or method (ravesh) falls away, and they become pulled by divine attraction (majdhub).
• Annihilation of Self-Consciousness (Fana): Once active wayfaring is superseded by divine attraction, all self-awareness (agahi az khishtan) is entirely extinguished. The mystic becomes completely unaware of them...