# The Prophet — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Prophet by Khalil Gibran.

- [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/epigraph.md): The epigraph, a quote from Claude Bragdon, introduces the Prophet Almustafa as a figure whose spiritual power originates from a universal source, while his unique linguistic expression of that power is his own.
- [The Prophet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/the-prophet.md): Almustafa, the chosen and beloved prophet, has waited twelve years in the city of Orphalese for his ship to return. On the day of his departure, the people gather and entreat him to speak before he leaves. Almitra, the s
- [The Coming of the Ship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/the-coming-of-the-ship.md): Almustafa, after twelve years in Orphalese, sees his ship arriving and prepares to depart, feeling both joy and sorrow. The people gather to entreat him to stay, and Almitra asks him to speak his truth before he leaves.
- [On Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-love.md): Almitra asks Almustafa to speak of love, and he delivers a profound discourse on love's transformative and often painful nature, describing how love crowns, crucifies, threshes, and grinds the soul to reveal its deepest 
- [On Marriage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-marriage.md): Almustafa responds to Almitra's question about marriage, teaching that while partners are born together and remain united even after death, they must maintain individuality and space within their union. He uses metaphors

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- [On Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-children.md)
- [On Giving](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-giving.md)
- [On Eating and Drinking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-eating-and-drinking.md)
- [On Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-work.md)
- [On Joy and Sorrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-joy-and-sorrow.md)
- [On Houses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-houses.md)
- [On Clothes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-clothes.md)
- [On Buying and Selling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-buying-and-selling.md)
- [On Crime and Punishment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-crime-and-punishment.md)
- [On Laws](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-laws.md)
- [On Freedom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-freedom.md)
- [On Reason and Passion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-reason-and-passion.md)
- [On Pain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-pain.md)
- [On Self-Knowledge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-self-knowledge.md)
- [On Teaching](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-teaching.md)
- [On Friendship](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-friendship.md)
- [On Talking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-talking.md)
- [On Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-time.md)
- [On Good and Evil](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-good-and-evil.md)
- [On Prayer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-prayer.md)
- [On Pleasure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-pleasure.md)
- [On Beauty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-beauty.md)
- [On Religion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-religion.md)
- [On Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/on-death.md)
- [The Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prophet_se/chapters/the-farewell.md)

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