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Dahesh (1909–1984) was the name-title and pen name of Salim Moussa Achi founder of Daheshism .1He was born in Jerusalem on June 1, 1909, and shortly after moved with his parents to Beirut . He was a Lebanese humanist, author, philosopher, and purported worker of miracles. By the age of 21, he had adopted the name Dahesh , Arabic for "inspiring wonder". Dahesh's spiritual message can be summarized in the following five points: The existence and immortality of the spirit. Spiritual Fluids form the texture of the universe, and the substance of its creatures. Spiritual causality and just reward. The essential unity of all religions. His publishing career included essays, poetry, short stories, novels, and an autobiography, and exceeded 150 works. Dahesh was viciously persecuted and unjustly stripped of his nationality and exiled from Lebanon in 1944. In 1953, Lebanon, led by a new president, restored his citizenship . Dahesh began collecting works of art around 1930 and continued to do so for the rest of his life. Today, his art collection belongs to New York City 's Dahesh Museum of Art . He also formed the Dahesh Library, the largest private library in the Arab world, known for its literary, scientific, and artistic holdings, and for its periodical collections. He died in 1984, in New York State .2
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Dr.Dahesh (in Arabic الدكتور داهش) (b. in Jerusalem in 1909 – died in New York in 1984) was the name-title and pen name of Salim Moussa Achi (in Arabic سليم موسى عشّي) founder of Daheshism .
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Dr. Dahesh ( Arabic: الدكتور داهش) (June 1, 1909 – April 9, 1984) was the title and pen name of Salim Moussa Achi ( Arabic: سليم موسى عشّي), a writer, poet, philosopher, and the founder of the spiritual doctrine referred to as Daheshism .
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Lebanese philosopher and founder of Daheshism (1909–1984) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Dr. Dahesh ( Arabic: الدكتور داهش) (June 1, 1909 – April 9, 1984) was the title and pen name of Salim Moussa Achi ( Arabic: سليم موسى عشّي), a writer, poet, philosopher, and the founder of the spiritual doctrine referred to as Daheshism .
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