Examining Dr. Dahesh
We had a follower of Dr. Dahesh – a Daheshist attempt to enlighten us about his movement. After reading a little about the movement I asked a couple questions to which I did not receive a reply. Here were my questions:
(1) To become a Daheshist one must “to live by The Book of Daheshism,” and also to promote it. I understand this book has not even been translated into English (and it is still not available on Amazon) so how is it possible that you are even a Daheshist if you cannot fulfill the promise?
(2) Is the Ramz ritual available for all to learned or do you have to be involved in some inner circle? Have you used it yourself and what has been your results?
He did, however respond to which I wrote as follows:
Thank you for your gracious response. We have had a number of people come here from various belief systems and often they are either very antagonistic or preach to us about how deluded or evil we are.
It is therefore an honor to be politely visited by someone who has had contact with a historical figure who is likely to grow in stature as time moves onward.
Of all the figures purporting to be a Christ figure Dr. Dahesh comes closest in my book to being able to logically lay hold to this claim. The most impressive thing I have read of him is that he was supposedly raised from the dead and performed many miracles. If he was truly raised from the dead then he at least deserves our attention.
This does not mean that I accept that he is a reincarnation of the Christ but it does appear that he was either an advanced disciple or he had unseen beings assisting him.
It since he died at the age of 74 in 1984 it does appear that disciples cannot reign with him for the prophesied 1000 years.
Any person coming before us with claims of being a true teacher must present two witnesses. They are
(1) His words
(2) And his works.
Apparently, Dr. Dahesh has many words for us for if I recall he wrote around 150 works, though a number of then are fiction.
Unfortunately, none of us can read them so we can check out his teachings for no books are available in English and not sure if they are available in any language.
The handful of teachings I have read sound interesting and most are not out of harmony with what we teach here.
Concerning the second witness of his works we have his many miracles and his art collection. The miracles would seem to be associated with the higher fluid of which he teaches, but the collection of art seems to be associated with the one of materialism. That seems perplexing to me.
One would think that he would have put his major attention on making sure his writings were published and circulated far above that of collecting art.
It seems a crime that he left his copyrights to a family that hides his writings under a bushel and doesn’t allow them to be published.
One would think that Dahesh would have sought out the most important miracle of all and that is to take a peek into the future and discern the best way to make sure his writings are published after he died.
Do you have any explanation as to why he did not publish his works here in America himself and why they have not been published to this day? Did Dr. Dahesh make any comment about when his writings would be published to the world?
That’s probably enough for you to respond to for now but will have a number of other questions for you.
We did not receive additional response.
Note from 2025: I asked Grok for additional details on the resurrection claim. Here is what he said:
The specific claims of Dr. Dahesh “rising from the dead” refer to an alleged miraculous event in 1947, during a period of intense persecution. Dahesh faced imprisonment, exile, and the stripping of his Lebanese citizenship in 1944 under President Bechara El Khoury, who accused him of practicing “spiritism” and “black magic” to explain his miracles—claims echoed by religious leaders wary of his growing influence. According to Daheshist accounts, on July 1, 1947, Dahesh was shot and killed by border guards at the Iran-Azerbaijan frontier, where he had fled as a refugee. His body was reportedly buried, but three days later, he miraculously reappeared alive in Beirut, Lebanon, astonishing witnesses and pinning moral blame on his persecutors for the attempted murder.
Daheshists clarify that this was not a literal resurrection of Dahesh’s human body but a substitution by a “divine Sayyal” or “Spiritual Fluid”—an immortal extension of his spirit from a paradisiacal realm beyond earthly death. This Fluid, they say, descended to take Dahesh’s exact form, sacrificed itself in his place, and then “resurrected” (returned to its divine origin) since it was not bound by mortal laws like death. This mirrors Daheshist beliefs about Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection, which they interpret similarly as a spiritual substitution rather than physical revival. The event is documented in Daheshist literature as one of thousands of miracles witnessed by followers, journalists, and even skeptics, with some accounts including eyewitness testimonies from the time.
Dahesh himself never explicitly claimed to be Jesus reincarnated, but many Daheshists believe he was, based on his writings (e.g., Memoirs of Jesus of Nazareth, written in the first person) and prophecies, such as one predicting his return around 2027–2033. He lived until his natural death on April 9, 1984, in the United States, after traveling to over 40 countries, amassing a vast art collection (now the basis of the Dahesh Museum of Art in New York), and building the largest private library in the Arab world. Daheshism today has a few thousand followers worldwide, centered around the Dahesh Heritage Center in New York, and continues to emphasize moral living, reincarnation, and interfaith harmony without a formal church structure. These claims are primarily sourced from Daheshist texts and follower testimonies, with limited independent verification outside the community. Critics at the time, including Lebanese authorities and religious figures, dismissed his miracles (including this resurrection) as trickery or demonic influence, leading to his persecution. No recent discussions on platforms like X (formerly Twitter) appear to reference this specific event, suggesting it’s more of a niche historical or spiritual legend in Lebanese folklore.
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