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Why Was the Elephant in the Dark House?

The elephant in the dark house has been majorly presented in the third book of the Masnavi compiled by Mawlana Jalal al-Din Balki. Mawlana, like any other stories, has adopted this story from the works of the earlier writers, but he has made some changes in it. The present article clarifies that Mawlana, in his discussion on the elephant puts it purposely into the dark house so that the blindless individuals who were unable to recognize the shape of the elephant in the dark place, by shining light, could find out their mistakes