The Book of Mirdad: The Strange Story of a Monastery Which Was Once Called the Ark
Mikhail Naimy's allegorical classic sits comfortably alongside the works of his contemporary Khalil Gibran, and it's easy to see why the two are so often mentioned in the same breath. At its heart, the book follows Mirdad, the abbot of a monastery built upon the very ground where Noah's Ark supposedly came to rest. Through a sequence of intimate exchanges with his followers, Mirdad holds forth on subjects that feel both ancient and strikingly immediate: love, repentance, the nature of lending and obligation, obedience, ageing, and the eternal turning of life into death and back again. Short, quietly devastating observations sit alongside longer passages of genuine philosophical weight. Brought back into print for a fresh audience, this prophetic text carries a stark central warning: humanity must ready itself for a flood far greater than Noah's, one that will not destroy but reveal, bringing Heaven into being here on Earth. The new foreword, written by Andrew Harvey (author of 'A Journey in Ladakh' and a number of other well-regarded spiritual works), provides helpful context for readers coming to Naimy for the first time. Thought-provoking and surprisingly affecting, it's the kind of book that lingers long after you've set it down.
- Author: Mikhail Naimy
- Publisher: Sanage Publishing
- Genre: Entrepreneurship
- ISBN: 978-8119623914
- Pages: 192 pages