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.
Miktam Miktam (Hebrew: ×Ö´×Ö°×ªÖ¸Ö¼×) is a word that is part of the Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon whose meaning is not ascertained. It is a technical term found in psalm titles of the Bible. Miktam is one of several collections of psalms which include David, Asaph, Maskil, Mizmor, and Korah. An example of a Miktam of David is Psalm 16. It also occurs in 5 other Psalms, namely Psalm 56, Psalm 57, Psalm 58, Psalm 59 and Psalm 60. It has been suggested that Miktam may pertain to a  wind instrument in Psalm 16, the Miktam of David.