In Book Three of Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, Hamza explains his decision to enter battle without armor by articulating a profound Sufi reconceptualization of death. He asserts that his spiritual awakening through the "light of Muhammad" has allowed him to see beyond the ephemeral physical world. Rumi contrasts two views of mortality through Hamza's dialogue: those who perceive death as sheer destruction (tahluka) seek to avoid it by strictly observing the injunction not to cast themselves into ruin, whereas those who recognize it as the opening of a spiritual door (fath-i bab) eagerly hasten (sari'u) toward the transition. For Hamza, physical death is no longer a peril to be feared but a joyous liberation, illustrating the overarching Sufi ideal of transcending the fear of physical demise to embrace the divine.