they say, and I profess religion with that which they disbelieve in. O God, judge between us and them with the truth, for You are the best of judges."

And Sheikh Ali al-Na'im—may God sanctify him—excelled in expressing this meaning in his poetry, saying:

Pray at the five times and recite a greeting

And disassociate [yourself] from the [formal] prayers and then the greeting.

And He Almighty said: {A disassociation (Barā'ah) from God and His Messenger to those with whom you made a treaty among the polytheists} (At-Tawbah: 1).

Indeed, this True Esoteric Religion suffices over all other religions and sects. Were it not so, our Luminous Sheikh would not have chosen it for us to place our reliance upon and to abandon other exoteric sects.

If someone were to say: "He who believes in the exoteric aspects (zawahir) of these Five Limits and others is correct, just like the one who believes in their esoteric aspects (batin)," then if he were to attempt to bring a firm witness (shahid muhkam) or a clear proof or a firm argument from the books supported by chains of narration (asānīd) through the Infallibles, he will not find a single witness to confirm the truth of his claim. Indeed, whoever believes that one who performs these acts as a matter of religious profession is correct—without having a basis from the People of Infallibility—then he is suffocating in their Hashwi sciences,