The Prophet, a well-known work by Lebanese-American poet and author Kahlil Gibran, is being introduced by Suneetha Balakrishnan in this episode of BookStop. It is Gibran's most well-known composition. The Prophet is one of the most translated and best-selling books of all time, having been translated into over 116 languages. Printing of it has never stopped.

The Prophet was written a century ago. Kahlil Gibran authored The Prophet in 1923; it was first published in Arabic and then in English. According to Mary Haskell, a friend of Gibran's, it is the most loving book ever written and will be embraced as the necessary guidance for future generations. What kind of strength did the prophet Khalil Gibran possess?