The book is structured as a dialogue. It takes place in a remote monastery perched atop Mount Ararat (the legendary resting place of Noah’s Ark). The time is just before the Great Flood. The protagonist is Mirdad, a mysterious and god-like figure who becomes the spiritual guide to the monks.
First published in 1952 in Beirut, Kitab e Mirdad did not set the world on fire immediately. It simmered. It was passed from hand to hand, whispered about in intellectual circles, and eventually translated into over a dozen languages. kitab e mirdad pdf
Derived from roots meaning "to return," symbolizing the eternal return to spiritual truth. The book is structured as a dialogue