# Saïd the Fisherman — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Saïd the Fisherman by Marmaduke Pickthall.

- [Part I: The Book of His Luck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/part-i-the-book-of-his-luck.md): The chapter opens with an epigraph from the Alcoran, setting a tone of divine covenant and moral obligation. It introduces the central narrative of Saïd the Fisherman, whose life is shaped by fate and luck. The chapter l
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/i.md): Saïd the fisherman, after a successful day, counts his earnings on the beach, dreaming of buying a coffeehouse and rising in status. Two Turkish officers on horseback startle him, causing him to lose most of his money in
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/ii.md): Saïd, ruined by the theft of his savings, seeks counsel from his friend Abdullah, who advises him to leave the country to escape the evil spirit that haunts him. Abdullah's wife gives Saïd a few coins, and Saïd returns h
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/iii.md): Saïd, initially resolved to flee after losing his savings, wavers at dawn. Abdullah, his partner, warns him that the Basha has heard of his hidden wealth and reminds him of Ali ebn Mahmud's fate, terrifying Saïd into fli
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/iv.md): Saïd flees with Hasneh, encountering soldiers who steal his donkey and sacks. He seeks refuge in a village where he is hosted by Muhammed abu Hassan, and he fabricates a story about claiming an inheritance in Damascus.

> 46 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=sa_d_the_fisherman_se_1196kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest.

- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [The Arrival at the Great City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xviii.md)
- [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xix.md)
- [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xx.md)
- [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xxi.md)
- [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xxii.md)
- [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xxiii.md)
- [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xxiv.md)
- [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xxv.md)
- [XXVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xxvi.md)
- [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xxvii.md)
- [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xxviii.md)
- [Part II: The Book of His Fate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/part-ii-the-book-of-his-fate.md)
- [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/i.md)
- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/ii.md)
- [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/iii.md)
- [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/iv.md)
- [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/v.md)
- [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/vi.md)
- [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/vii.md)
- [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/viii.md)
- [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/ix.md)
- [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/x.md)
- [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xi.md)
- [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xii.md)
- [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xiii.md)
- [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xiv.md)
- [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xv.md)
- [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xvi.md)
- [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/xvii.md)
- [Time Table to Part I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/time-table-to-part-i.md)
- [Time Table to Part II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/time-table-to-part-ii.md)
- [Glossary of Arab Expressions and Names of Places](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/glossary-of-arab-expressions-and-names-of-places.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sa_d_the_fisherman_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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