No. The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of Queensland.
Everything depended on one word: Maktub.. -- The Alchemist, pg. 60. Maktub is a word that comes up again and again in The Alchemist. As is mentioned in the first quote, it is Arabic for it is written.. Maktub means fate or destiny.The concept comes from the Islamic notion that Allah writes one's destiny and whatever we experience occurs because it is meant to be.The idea of destiny that is inevitable is emphasized throughout this book.Maktub also exists in Farsi along with some other languages that borrow heavily from Farsi and Arabic.he concept comes from the Islamic notion that Allah writes one's destiny and whatever we experience occurs because it is meant to be. The idea of destiny that is inevitable is emphasized throughout this book. Maktub also exists in Farsi along with some other languages that borrow heavily from Farsi and Arabic.
For example, kitaab (ÙØªØ§Ø¨) means book and al kitaab (Ø§ÙÙØªØ§Ø¨) means âthe bookâ. It can also mean âof theâ: for example, lawn al kitaab (ÙÙÙ Ø§ÙÙØªØ§Ø¨) means âthe colour of the bookâ. In names Al is generally used to identify the origin, profession or character trait of the bearer of the name or his family. personâs profession or that of his father or grandfather is also frequently used as a last name, such as Yakoub Al Jarrah â Jacob the Surgeon. Occasionally, Al is used with character traits to form a last name. For instance, Salim Al Dhaki (Ø³ÙÙÙ Ø§ÙØ°ÙÙ) would mean Salim the smart one.