Daheshism and the Virgin Birth of Christ
By Mounir Murad
There are those who believe that Christ was miraculously conceived in the womb of a virgin—a view shared by virtually all Christians and Muslims. Then there are those who believe that this is nothing but a fable and that he was conceived through intercourse. In this treatise, I will present the Daheshist view and provide supporting evidence.
The founder of Daheshism, in his inspired “Strange Stories and Wonderful Tales,” wrote:
“There was Lord Christ engaged in a dialogue with Moses, Elijah, Hosea, the Prophets Solomon and his father David, Abraham, Jacob…there was Daniel, the Prophet of God who was thrown unjustly in a den of hungry lions, yet they would not harm him despite their extreme hunger. From their dialogue, I realized that they are all one Person with many Sayyals [Spiritual Fluids]. Each one of these Prophets is a Sayyal from the Main Person and had elevated or degraded his Sayyals with his conduct. They all visited planet Earth at various periods and under different names, while in reality they are all one Prophet sent to Earth to establish a religion that corresponds to the Sayyals of the people living in the era that he materialized in.”
“Lord Christ continued his conversation by saying: I am addressing you now, my congregating Sayyals under the names of many Prophets, for you are me; i.e. you originated from my Sayyals and descended to Earth to fulfill a Divine Message. That’s why I addressed the Jews by saying: “I did not come to destroy but to fulfill,” [“Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true.” Matthew 5:17] and it is documented in the gospels of my Disciples who recorded my sayings and parables. Is it logical to contradict what I had built in previous and consecutive life cycles? It was for this reason that I stated my known expression. I would have been stoned had I said: “It is I, who established the teachings that came through Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Hosea…etc., because it was I, who was called by these names.” I followed the saying: “address people according to their intellect.” For this reason, I addressed them in symbolism that in time would be deciphered and would clearly reveal my words to the world.”
The Prophet Isaiah, a Sayyal of Christ, wrote in a prophecy about the birth of Jesus Christ:
“He said, "Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:13-14)
Despite some of the inaccuracies and conflicts in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, these Gospels are viewed in Daheshism as “inspired” and reading verses from these Gospels is mandated during the Daheshist Day of Congregation held every Monday at 6 pm. Matthew wrote the following about the birth of Jesus Christ:
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."
“Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us." Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.” (Matthew 1:13-24)
The preceding passages from Matthew confirm the prophecy of Isaiah.
After about six centuries from the birth of Christ, Islam appeared in the Arabian Peninsula, where the Archangel Gabriel, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad the beautiful versus of the Qur’an. The following versus pertain to the birth of Jesus Christ:
“…And when the angels said: “O Mary, Allah has chosen you and purified you, preferring you to all womankind.” “O Mary, be obedient to your Lord, prostrate yourself and bow down with those who bow down.” This is part of the tidings of the Unseen which We reveal to you.” “…O Mary, Allah bids you rejoice in a word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary. He shall be prominent in this world and the next and shall be near to God.” He shall speak to people from the cradle and while an old man and will be one of the righteous.” She said: “Lord, how can I have a child when I have not been touched by any man?” Allah said: “Thus Allah creates whatever He pleases. When He decrees a matter, He simply says to it: ‘Be’ and it comes to be.” And He will teach him the book, the Wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel. (Sura 3 Al-‘Imran: 40-45)
The preceding passages from the Qur’an confirm the prophecy of Isaiah and the passages from Matthew.
The founder of Daheshism, in his inspired book “Memoirs of Jesus of Nazareth,” wrote:
“Jesus: At times, my mother would take my brothers’ side, while at other times would take my side. She is a mother that doesn’t wish to see her children fight, so she resorted to this method. However, when her approach failed, she looked at Joseph, my earthly father, and said: Why are you silent? He answered her with sadness: To be truthful, I am puzzled and do not know what to say and you know the reasons more than I do.
Mary: And you don’t know the reasons?
Joseph: No, no, I don’t know the reasons the way you do.
Mary: Don’t you want to talk to your son?
Joseph: He is not my son! Rather, he is the son of Heavens.
Mary: No, he is your son and he is our and everyone’s gift from Heavens.
Joseph: He is not from earth and the teachings of anyone who is not from this earth is undoubtedly Heavenly. How can I stop him and he is the Messenger of Guidance?
Mary: Forgive me Joseph for telling you that I don’t believe in him and that his dialogue is very unusual.
Joseph: In my case, I do believe in his dialogue and teachings. Doesn’t he call for virtue? Can’t you see how he spends his days in supplication, piety, and worship? Is there anyone in our village or in other villages that behaves like him? Isn’t this a firm proof that he is not human?
Mary: He wouldn’t have come in a human fashion if he is who you say he is.
Joseph: How so? Don’t you recall when the angel came to me in a dream and told me ‘Joseph, do not be afraid, for your wife became pregnant with him by the Holy Spirit?’
Mary: Yes, I do remember this. It is extremely puzzling for me and to this day I can’t explain this unusual mystery.
Jesus immediately answered her: Mother, it is futile for you to solve this mystery, so stop your search and know that I am not from your earth. I am the Messenger of Heavens to earth. I was sent to save your world by the One, who controls everything from His place of happiness and everlasting beauty. As to the issue of my existence among you, it is a truth that you should consider it to be an act of providence and care and not be concerned with the method that formed me, for no matter how long you, or anyone else, attempts to reach this knowledge, you will not be able to. Not until I return to this earth again, after my death, that the truth will be unveiled to those who should know it and each according to his merit.”
The preceding passages from the inspired writings of the founder of Daheshism confirm the prophecy of Isaiah, the passages from Matthew, and the Qur’an.
The founder of Daheshism, in his inspired “Strange Stories and Wonderful Tales,” wrote:
“When I used to be known as Jesus Christ, my birth took place in a manger located in the city of Bethlehem and I then grew up in the city of Nazareth. The laws that the Creator had placed for his creatures on Earth applied to me, for I used to get hungry, thirsty, happy, sad, and be subjected to many of the factors that every human being faces—man and woman alike…” “…One of the topics that require contemplation and is widely believed to be true by the inhabitants of the earth—especially by my Christian followers--is the fable of my birth by the Virgin Mary, meaning that I emanated from the Holy Spirit and believed that I was endowed at the time with a Divine Power that prevented me from committing mundane acts and classify me above human. Had they been wise, they would have realized that had my birth took place by a Spiritual Power in the form of a Divine miracle, I would not have received any credit for being righteous, truthful, and insistent and calling for virtue, strengthening one’s belief in religion, and fearing the Day of Judgment.
However, I would receive full credit and encompassing virtue had I been born from parents, where everything that applies to every human being would apply to me and only through conquering earthly temptations and worldly desires that I can subjugate virtue to my will, thereby living virtuously first, prior to preaching it. I will do so without a decrease in determination or falling to weakness by earthly temptations. This matter makes me wonder about the stupidity of the millions that could not pickup on this truth, so they believed in artificiality and abandoned the truth that they should not have been ignorant of.”
In the preceding inspired passages, did the founder of Daheshism negate what was inspired to him in “Memoirs of Jesus of Nazareth?” Absolutely not, for there is a big difference in saying that Jesus Christ emanated from the “Holy Spirit,” or came to be through the Power of the Holy Spirit. It was imperative for the founder of Daheshism to make this identification. To emanate from the “Holy Spirit” means that a Pure Spirit from the Spiritual World would descend to the physical universe and take the form of a human being—a concept that goes contrary to the teachings of Daheshism. The physical world that encompasses the Worlds of Paradise and the Infernal Worlds cannot transgress into the Spiritual World. The Spiritual World is the source of Creation for the entire physical universe. The highest level of Paradise is the home of the Personalities of Christ who rule and guide the physical universe. These Personalities are Sayyals (Spiritual Fluids extending from the Spiritual World to the Material World) from the highest Entity in the Spiritual World before God, namely Christ.
In the summer of 1995, I visited the Daheshist Publishing House in New York, where I asked Dr. Ghazi Brax, who was ordered by the Holy Spirit to write The Book of Daheshism, to clarify to me the virgin birth of Christ. He told me that the Spirit, through Dr. Dahesh, revealed to him and a few other Daheshists, that a Personality of Joseph had descended from its Lofty Paradise and initiated the pregnancy in the Virgin Mary—an act that has nothing to do with sexual intercourse. Mind you, these are the Personalities that can transgress the laws of nature, walk on water, heal the sick, turn water to wine, raise the dead, or defy death. Furthermore, every Prophet that descended to earth in order to deliver a new major religion was born in the same fashion—and that includes our Beloved and Guiding Prophet. Dr. Brax mentioned that he intends to elaborate on this topic in his book, The Book of Daheshism. According to Luke, it was the Archangel Gabriel that made the annunciation to the Virgin Mary. As to how the initiation of the pregnancy took place, the writings of the founder of Daheshism is very clear on this subject: “the truth will be unveiled to those who should know it and each according to his merit.” From what I gather, those who achieved the “merit to know,” are less than a handful—and I am not one of them. Not everything that is revealed to an individual by the Spirit is for public knowledge. There are certain secrets that are relayed to an individual for Spiritual reasons. Had the birth of Christ been a result of a physical act, Mary and Joseph would not have questioned how it came to be.
Daheshism affirms the prophesy of Isaiah, the Gospels, and the Qur’an.
There are those who believe that Christ was miraculously conceived in the womb of a virgin—a view shared by virtually all Christians and Muslims. Then there are those who believe that this is nothing but a fable and that he was conceived through intercourse. In this treatise, I will present the Daheshist view and provide supporting evidence.
The founder of Daheshism, in his inspired “Strange Stories and Wonderful Tales,” wrote:
“There was Lord Christ engaged in a dialogue with Moses, Elijah, Hosea, the Prophets Solomon and his father David, Abraham, Jacob…there was Daniel, the Prophet of God who was thrown unjustly in a den of hungry lions, yet they would not harm him despite their extreme hunger. From their dialogue, I realized that they are all one Person with many Sayyals [Spiritual Fluids]. Each one of these Prophets is a Sayyal from the Main Person and had elevated or degraded his Sayyals with his conduct. They all visited planet Earth at various periods and under different names, while in reality they are all one Prophet sent to Earth to establish a religion that corresponds to the Sayyals of the people living in the era that he materialized in.”
“Lord Christ continued his conversation by saying: I am addressing you now, my congregating Sayyals under the names of many Prophets, for you are me; i.e. you originated from my Sayyals and descended to Earth to fulfill a Divine Message. That’s why I addressed the Jews by saying: “I did not come to destroy but to fulfill,” [“Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law of Moses and the teachings of the prophets. I have not come to do away with them, but to make their teachings come true.” Matthew 5:17] and it is documented in the gospels of my Disciples who recorded my sayings and parables. Is it logical to contradict what I had built in previous and consecutive life cycles? It was for this reason that I stated my known expression. I would have been stoned had I said: “It is I, who established the teachings that came through Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Hosea…etc., because it was I, who was called by these names.” I followed the saying: “address people according to their intellect.” For this reason, I addressed them in symbolism that in time would be deciphered and would clearly reveal my words to the world.”
The Prophet Isaiah, a Sayyal of Christ, wrote in a prophecy about the birth of Jesus Christ:
“He said, "Listen now, house of David. Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men, that you will try the patience of my God also? Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:13-14)
Despite some of the inaccuracies and conflicts in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, these Gospels are viewed in Daheshism as “inspired” and reading verses from these Gospels is mandated during the Daheshist Day of Congregation held every Monday at 6 pm. Matthew wrote the following about the birth of Jesus Christ:
“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother, Mary, was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found pregnant by the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, intended to put her away secretly. But when he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, don't be afraid to take to yourself Mary, your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She shall bring forth a son. You shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall save his people from their sins."
“Now all this has happened, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. They shall call his name Immanuel;" which is, being interpreted, "God with us." Joseph arose from his sleep, and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took his wife to himself; and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.” (Matthew 1:13-24)
The preceding passages from Matthew confirm the prophecy of Isaiah.
After about six centuries from the birth of Christ, Islam appeared in the Arabian Peninsula, where the Archangel Gabriel, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad the beautiful versus of the Qur’an. The following versus pertain to the birth of Jesus Christ:
“…And when the angels said: “O Mary, Allah has chosen you and purified you, preferring you to all womankind.” “O Mary, be obedient to your Lord, prostrate yourself and bow down with those who bow down.” This is part of the tidings of the Unseen which We reveal to you.” “…O Mary, Allah bids you rejoice in a word from Him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary. He shall be prominent in this world and the next and shall be near to God.” He shall speak to people from the cradle and while an old man and will be one of the righteous.” She said: “Lord, how can I have a child when I have not been touched by any man?” Allah said: “Thus Allah creates whatever He pleases. When He decrees a matter, He simply says to it: ‘Be’ and it comes to be.” And He will teach him the book, the Wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel. (Sura 3 Al-‘Imran: 40-45)
The preceding passages from the Qur’an confirm the prophecy of Isaiah and the passages from Matthew.
The founder of Daheshism, in his inspired book “Memoirs of Jesus of Nazareth,” wrote:
“Jesus: At times, my mother would take my brothers’ side, while at other times would take my side. She is a mother that doesn’t wish to see her children fight, so she resorted to this method. However, when her approach failed, she looked at Joseph, my earthly father, and said: Why are you silent? He answered her with sadness: To be truthful, I am puzzled and do not know what to say and you know the reasons more than I do.
Mary: And you don’t know the reasons?
Joseph: No, no, I don’t know the reasons the way you do.
Mary: Don’t you want to talk to your son?
Joseph: He is not my son! Rather, he is the son of Heavens.
Mary: No, he is your son and he is our and everyone’s gift from Heavens.
Joseph: He is not from earth and the teachings of anyone who is not from this earth is undoubtedly Heavenly. How can I stop him and he is the Messenger of Guidance?
Mary: Forgive me Joseph for telling you that I don’t believe in him and that his dialogue is very unusual.
Joseph: In my case, I do believe in his dialogue and teachings. Doesn’t he call for virtue? Can’t you see how he spends his days in supplication, piety, and worship? Is there anyone in our village or in other villages that behaves like him? Isn’t this a firm proof that he is not human?
Mary: He wouldn’t have come in a human fashion if he is who you say he is.
Joseph: How so? Don’t you recall when the angel came to me in a dream and told me ‘Joseph, do not be afraid, for your wife became pregnant with him by the Holy Spirit?’
Mary: Yes, I do remember this. It is extremely puzzling for me and to this day I can’t explain this unusual mystery.
Jesus immediately answered her: Mother, it is futile for you to solve this mystery, so stop your search and know that I am not from your earth. I am the Messenger of Heavens to earth. I was sent to save your world by the One, who controls everything from His place of happiness and everlasting beauty. As to the issue of my existence among you, it is a truth that you should consider it to be an act of providence and care and not be concerned with the method that formed me, for no matter how long you, or anyone else, attempts to reach this knowledge, you will not be able to. Not until I return to this earth again, after my death, that the truth will be unveiled to those who should know it and each according to his merit.”
The preceding passages from the inspired writings of the founder of Daheshism confirm the prophecy of Isaiah, the passages from Matthew, and the Qur’an.
The founder of Daheshism, in his inspired “Strange Stories and Wonderful Tales,” wrote:
“When I used to be known as Jesus Christ, my birth took place in a manger located in the city of Bethlehem and I then grew up in the city of Nazareth. The laws that the Creator had placed for his creatures on Earth applied to me, for I used to get hungry, thirsty, happy, sad, and be subjected to many of the factors that every human being faces—man and woman alike…” “…One of the topics that require contemplation and is widely believed to be true by the inhabitants of the earth—especially by my Christian followers--is the fable of my birth by the Virgin Mary, meaning that I emanated from the Holy Spirit and believed that I was endowed at the time with a Divine Power that prevented me from committing mundane acts and classify me above human. Had they been wise, they would have realized that had my birth took place by a Spiritual Power in the form of a Divine miracle, I would not have received any credit for being righteous, truthful, and insistent and calling for virtue, strengthening one’s belief in religion, and fearing the Day of Judgment.
However, I would receive full credit and encompassing virtue had I been born from parents, where everything that applies to every human being would apply to me and only through conquering earthly temptations and worldly desires that I can subjugate virtue to my will, thereby living virtuously first, prior to preaching it. I will do so without a decrease in determination or falling to weakness by earthly temptations. This matter makes me wonder about the stupidity of the millions that could not pickup on this truth, so they believed in artificiality and abandoned the truth that they should not have been ignorant of.”
In the preceding inspired passages, did the founder of Daheshism negate what was inspired to him in “Memoirs of Jesus of Nazareth?” Absolutely not, for there is a big difference in saying that Jesus Christ emanated from the “Holy Spirit,” or came to be through the Power of the Holy Spirit. It was imperative for the founder of Daheshism to make this identification. To emanate from the “Holy Spirit” means that a Pure Spirit from the Spiritual World would descend to the physical universe and take the form of a human being—a concept that goes contrary to the teachings of Daheshism. The physical world that encompasses the Worlds of Paradise and the Infernal Worlds cannot transgress into the Spiritual World. The Spiritual World is the source of Creation for the entire physical universe. The highest level of Paradise is the home of the Personalities of Christ who rule and guide the physical universe. These Personalities are Sayyals (Spiritual Fluids extending from the Spiritual World to the Material World) from the highest Entity in the Spiritual World before God, namely Christ.
In the summer of 1995, I visited the Daheshist Publishing House in New York, where I asked Dr. Ghazi Brax, who was ordered by the Holy Spirit to write The Book of Daheshism, to clarify to me the virgin birth of Christ. He told me that the Spirit, through Dr. Dahesh, revealed to him and a few other Daheshists, that a Personality of Joseph had descended from its Lofty Paradise and initiated the pregnancy in the Virgin Mary—an act that has nothing to do with sexual intercourse. Mind you, these are the Personalities that can transgress the laws of nature, walk on water, heal the sick, turn water to wine, raise the dead, or defy death. Furthermore, every Prophet that descended to earth in order to deliver a new major religion was born in the same fashion—and that includes our Beloved and Guiding Prophet. Dr. Brax mentioned that he intends to elaborate on this topic in his book, The Book of Daheshism. According to Luke, it was the Archangel Gabriel that made the annunciation to the Virgin Mary. As to how the initiation of the pregnancy took place, the writings of the founder of Daheshism is very clear on this subject: “the truth will be unveiled to those who should know it and each according to his merit.” From what I gather, those who achieved the “merit to know,” are less than a handful—and I am not one of them. Not everything that is revealed to an individual by the Spirit is for public knowledge. There are certain secrets that are relayed to an individual for Spiritual reasons. Had the birth of Christ been a result of a physical act, Mary and Joseph would not have questioned how it came to be.
Daheshism affirms the prophesy of Isaiah, the Gospels, and the Qur’an.
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