their esoteric [realities] (bawāṭinihā), for that is the religion commanded [by God], according to His Glory’s saying: {Direct your face toward the religion} (Yunus: 105)—and he [the face] is the Commander of the Faithful.

And He Almighty said on the tongue of His Prophet Ibrahim:

{He said, "O my people, indeed I am disassociated from what you associate [with God]. Indeed, I have turned my face toward Him who created the heavens and the earth, inclining to truth (Hanifa), and I am not of those who associate others with God."} (Al-An'am: 78–79).

Is one who believes in the exoteric aspects of these five bounds (Hudud) like one who believes in their esoteric aspects?

It has been narrated regarding this meaning on the authority of Yahya ibn Umm al-Tawil al-Thumali that on the day of the departure to Arafat, he used to ascend an elevation of the earth and cry out at the top of his voice:

"I disassociate myself from you and from what you worship besides God. We have disbelieved in you, and there has appeared between us and you enmity and hatred forever until you believe in God alone.

O God, I disassociate myself before You from their hair and their skins (ash'ārihim wa abshārihim), and from those who associate with them, except for those who recognize You with the reality of gnosis (haqiqat al-ma'rifah). O God, I disassociate myself before You from what