Chapter I: Front Matter

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Transcriber's Note regarding the illustrations

"The Book of Khalid" contains illustrations drawn by Khalil
Gibran, the other early Arab-American writer (author of "The
Prophet"), that are well-known and exceptional. There are no
captions in the original book, and are very difficult to describe
in words. Their locations in the text have been marked with the
text ''. The reader is encouraged to view these
illustrations in the HTML version of this ebook.

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THE BOOK OF KHALID

THE
BOOK OF KHALID

BY
AMEEN RIHANI

NEW YORK
DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY
1911

COPYRIGHT, 1911
BY DODD, MEAD & COMPANY

_Published, October_, 1911

CONTENTS

BOOK THE FIRST

IN THE EXCHANGE

CHAPTER PAGE
AL-FATIHAH v
TO MAN 3
I PROBING THE TRIVIAL 5
II THE CITY OF BAAL 14
III VIA DOLOROSA 25
IV ON THE WHARF OF ENCHANTMENT 34
V THE CELLAR OF THE SOUL 46
VI THE SUMMER AFTERNOON OF A SHAM 58
VII IN THE TWILIGHT OF AN IDEA 70
VIII WITH THE HURIS 83

BOOK THE SECOND

IN THE TEMPLE

TO NATURE 97
I THE DOWRY OF DEMOCRACY 99
II SUBTRANSCENDENTAL 115
III THE FALSE DAWN 125
IV THE LAST STAR 130
V PRIESTO-PARENTAL 143
VI FLOUNCES AND RUFFLES 154
VII THE HOWDAJ OF FALSEHOOD 167
VIII THE KAABA OF SOLITUDE 181
IX SIGNS OF THE HERMIT 192
X THE VINEYARD IN THE KAABA 202