and every title has a reason. as for the batiniyyah they were given this title because of their claim that the outward meanings of the quran and the hadiths have inner meanings that flow in the outward meanings as the core flows in the shell and that with their forms they appear to the ignorant and foolish as clear images while for the rational and intelligent they are symbols and signs to specific truths. and that whoever withdraws his mind from diving into the hidden aspects secrets inner aspects and depths and is satisfied with their outward meanings rushing to be deceived will be under the bonds and shackles meaning the burdens and weights and by the shackles they meant the duties.
ولكل لقب سبب أما الباطنية فانما لقبوا بها لدعواهم أن لظواهر القرآن والأخبار بواطن تجرى في الظواهر مجرى اللب من القشر وأنها بصورها توهم عند الجهال الأغبياء صورا جلية وهي عند العقلاء والأذكياء رموز وإشارات إلى حقائق معينة وأن من تقاعد عقله عن الغوص على الحفايا والأسرار والبواطن والأغوار وقنع بظواهرها مسارعا إلى الاغترار كان تحت الأواصر والأغلال معنى بالأوزار والأثقال وأرادوا ب الأغلال التكليفات