Visions of the Prophet

Ever since his best-selling book The Prophet was first published in 1923, Kahlil Gibran has been enchanting spiritually inclined readers with his dogma-free writings so rich with insight, wisdom, beauty, and truth. In this companion collection of little-known writings taken from his published works in Arabic, Gibran encourages us to bravely face life’s hardships, and to continuously cultivate a rich inner life to set our moral compasses by.

In Visions of the Prophet, Gibran’s narrator wrestles with the hypocrisies of Christianity ( Mad John,
The Man on the Cross ) and challenges hypocrisy ( Kahlil the Ungodly ). He questions how children born of corrupt marriages and living in poverty can ever become soulful creatures ( The Sister Soul,
The Woman of Tomorrow ) and urges us to develop our souls ( Solitude and Isolation ). The one-act dramatic play The Many-Columned City of Iram shows a Sufi master, a female sage, and a seeker having a heartfelt discussion about the natures of faith and reality.

Containing some of his most intellectually challenging work, Visions of the Prophet reveals a Gibran more vehement and vulnerable than in previous publications.