If you avoid the grave sins that are forbidden you We will absolve you of your evil deeds and admit you by an honorable gate. The grave sins here according to scholars are those of associating partners with God shirk. According to the explanation by allusion bayān al-ishāra they [also] include acts of hidden idolatry. Included within this is paying heed to creatures seeking the pleasure of their acceptance courting their affection and shutting one's eyes to the right and reality ḥaqq of God because of them. It is said that once one commits to the covenant one is safe from being charged with disbelief because of transgressions. It is said that the worst of the grave sins is for you to affirm your lower self nafs. When you have experienced its negation you will be delivered from the captivity of tribulations. We will admit you in your affairs and states by an honorable gate [that is] a beautiful admission. You will no longer see your comings and goings as being from yourselves but rather you will see the One who has free disposal muṣarrif over your affairs.
