The Importance of Repentance

"I repented and atoned as best I knew how. For twenty years I lived as an upright man," writes Hassan Boshrod. "Allah is all merciful, so I knew a failing to be mine." But the tale of Rania lay hidden within the tale of Hassan's life without his knowing it. Perhaps he might be able to play some part in events while my younger self was away on business. Could it not be that there had been a mistake?