The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
This is a very poetic book. It’s a series of 26 philosophical essays tackling lots of different issues. It’s about the chosen one, called Al-mustafa, and people come to him and ask him questions about love, marriage, and children – really the whole spectrum of life’s issues. It doesn’t really matter what your religious background is when you are reading this. What it shows is that, despite religion, we all have a lot in common and there are basic human truths that we should all aspire to.
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“This is a very poetic book. It’s a series of 26 philosophical essays tackling lots of different issues. It’s basically about the chosen one, called Al-mustafa, and people come to him and ask him questions about love, marriage, and children – really the whole spectrum of life’s issues. And he shares his pearls of wisdom with these people. It is a really fascinating, beautifully written book. It is very profound and transcends religion.” Read more...
Shazia Khan, Journalist
