The Book of Mirdad: The Strange Story of a Monastery Which Was Once Called the Ark. This item is unavailable.The Book of Mirdad: The Strange Story of a Monastery Which Was Once Called the Ark

Mikhail Naimy's timeless classic, an allegory often compared to the works of his friend Khalil Gibran, presents the teachings of Mirdad, Abbott of a monastery that stands where Noah's Ark came to rest after the Flood. In a series of dialogues with his disciples, Mirdad offers lessons on themes such as love, obedience, borrowing and lending, repentance, old age, and the cycle of life and death. Reissued for a new generation, this prophetic work calls on humankind to prepare for another deluge, greater than Noah's, when Heaven will be revealed on Earth. Includes a new foreword by Andrew Harvey, author of the bestselling A Journey in Ladakh and several other seminal works of spirituality!

Mikhail Naimy grew up in a small Orthodox Christian community in Lebanon. After studying in Russia, Naimy moved to New York where he was part of the Lebanese literary group with included Kahil Gibran. He wrote this book in English on his return to Lebanon after World War II, and is now acknowledged as one of Lebanon's leading poets. He died some years ago.