None could tread one step successfully in the Path without the help of the Lord. One could never succeed by one's personal effort and perseverance. - Abu al-Hassan al-Kharaqani

When the Lord leads one to the Path, he dwells in the Plane of Unity with Him (Tawḥīd) and none expect God knows about his state.

O seeker, never think ya hath gained illumination, until for seventy years successively you experience that whilst standing in prayers in Khurasan, you are offering obeisances and bowing in Makkah, and all the treasures of heaven and earth lie bare before your eyes and in spite of all that remain humble and ever in fear lest the Lord many not accept your worship.

If in any community a person gains enlightenment and nearness of God, God in His grace for his sake forgives the whole community its transgressions.