Daheshism

Daheshism
Region Worldwide
Founder Dr. Dahesh
Origin 1942
Lebanon
Members Around 4,000

Daheshism (in Arabic الداهشية) is a religion established by Dr. Dahesh (real name Salim Moussa Achi) in 1942. He claimed Daheshism was a new religion based upon the Unity of Religions. He also established a Daheshism Calendar that starts with the 23rd of March, 1942, the date of the official establishment of the religion.[1]

Dr. Dahesh and his religion were persecuted in Lebanon, his home country, where he was imprisoned in the reign of Lebanese President Bechara El Khoury and later on stripped of his Lebanese citizenship. He had a few thousand followers in Lebanon, North America, Europe, Australia and other parts of the world. Dr. Dahesh lived the rest of his life in exile the United States where he died in 1984.

Beliefs

Daheshism is summarized in the following five points:

Daheshists believe that Doctor Dahesh was, in part, a materialization of a Spiritual Fluid from THE CHRIST — the source of all the prophets, including Jesus Christ and Moses.

Literature

The Dahesh Heritage Center and The Daheshist Publishing Company, based on Broadway, New York publish many books related to Dr. Dahesh's literature, Daheshism history, beliefs and news and art-related literature as Dr. Dahesh was an avid arts collector. His arts collection is gathered in the Dahesh Museum of Art in New York.

The Daheshist Publishing Company also publishes the quarterly publication Dahesh Voice (in Arabic صوت داهش) in English and Arabic.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Converter to and from the Daheshism Calendar
  2. ↑ Archives of Dahesh Voice

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