Welcome to Hussein

[Sandrine]

Hello Hussein,

I’d like to welcome you and congratulate you for being our newest member

I hope to read about your own experience of Daheshism … well, if you are already a believer of our Beloved Guiding Prophet ...

May I ask you if you speak French ?

Sincerely,

Sandrine

[Mario]

Indeed, welcome Hussein to our virtual city!

Here, and since we are all new here and this is practically our maiden voyage, I would like to take the opportunity to highlight of couple of features of this site: each time a new member joins us, his or her name appears in the home page, as well as the "Members List." The members list is important as it allows us to send (if we so desire) a private message to a particular member. That message can be sent either via email (the text leaves Daheshville and travels far, far away —or not!— to reach the member's mail box, wherever it may be) or via what we call a "Private Message" where it would travel from one "box" into another, just like email, except locally. That means, each one of us has a private mail box in Daheshville. It can hold up to 50 messages.

I would like to make it clear to everyone that, NOT UNLESS you specify in your OPTIONS (under UserCP) that you wish your email address to be made public, yours will be hidden from view. As well as other pieces of information. That is why I recommend you get to know your "User CP." It offers great features and customization. For example, if you have a web site and wish us to see it, that's where you would enter the URL. And so on.

[Darrick Evenson]

Is this Hussein Younes? He is the author of www.daheshisme.org which is an Arabic Daheshist website (the only one I know of in Arabic).

[Mario]

Not sure. "Hussein" is the proverbial "Johnson" or... "Smith" of the Middle East I know at least a dozen "Husseins." Plus, that could be a first name as well as a last name.
If he IS the author of Daheshisme.org, then I hope he would consider "manning" an Arabic version of Daheshville—which is currently a work in progress.

[Hussein]

Hello Sandrine ,

Hello Hussein,

I’d like to welcome you and congratulate you for being our newest member

I hope to read about your own experience of Daheshism … well, if you are already a believer of our Beloved Guiding Prophet ...

May I ask you if you speak French ?

Sincerely,

Sandrine

Thanks a lot for your welcomming , and i wish i can speak french , any way , if you can speak arabic i think the communication and explaination will be more easier about any subject may we speak about . and in the main time we can speak in english language .
We call ourselves Daheshism , and i wish we are as our beloved guided prophet asked us to be . or atleast to be similar to our previous brother in faith .
thanks again , and i hope to hear from you again .

Hussein .

[Hussein]

Hi Mario

what you have done is so nice Mario , and i believe that every one is trying to do something by his own way , and at last all of the ways guiding to Daheshville .
If you need any help from any kind , please don't hesitate to ask for it . and i wish i can help some how .

Thanks for your well done .

Hussein .

[Mario]

Thank you!

Dear Brother Hussein,

I cannot express enough how wonderful it is to meet you at last. Are you related to Ahmad Y. in Canada?

In any case, YES, there is something you can do right now and that is to imagine Daheshville in ARABIC. Put together a list of departments. Supply me with the actual titles in Arabic Script (I read Arabic, of course, but I can't type it) and TOGETHER (your team and ours) will build Daheshville in Arabic. We'll have to think what to call it exactly... Should it be "Daheshville Lebanon" (Daheshville Lubnan) or (Dahesville Al 3arabia). Plus we have to figure out if it should be "Al Madinat Al Dahishilla" or "Daheshville" spelled out in Arabic. After that, we'll create a team of forum montitors and give them access privileges.

Let me know what you think!

Warm Regards,

Mario

[Hussein]

daheshville

Dear brother Mario ,
to make Daheshville in arabic , it's a good idea , especially , a lot of people who knew Dr. Dahesh or heard about him , even those whom read something for him are speaking arabic.
but, have you think , what is the difference between the english or the french daheshville and the Arabic daheshville ?
Let us compare a little bit . As you know , in the west there are the freedom , the humanbeing rights , the law, the equality and there are the goverments which control everything . What about the arabian countries ? Do they respect the others minds ? or do they care about the others view points ? What do they have from all of this ?
Sure , i'm not trying to push you back , because i never like any one to push me back .
Just a question , can you stand in face of the daheshism brothers whom may going to say :" you have opened the war against daheshism and we have a lot of brothers and sisters in the arabian countries and especially in lebanon ? can you bear the resposibility of them in case of something bad happened to them ? etc....
From my side , i'm with you and with every thing may published the daheshism what ever happened or what ever going to be .
My opinion about the name , daheshville is much suitable , we haven't to limit the daheshville by lebanon or arabia or anything else . it's the daheshville , any time and every where .
By the way , Ahmed Y. in lebanon is my brother , and ahmed Y. in canada is my cousin .
with my best regards .

[Sandrine]

Thank you for your generosity

Dear Hussein,

We will speak in English because I don’t speak Arabic.

It’s a great joy to see that you are willing to work with us for the sake of Daheshism.
We share the same goal and we are here because we believe in God and Doctor Dahesh … but, we also need to share our faith with our brothers and sisters … Unfortunately, we are spread all over the world.
So, Daheshville will be a virtual city where we could get together, and talk about many subjects.
Now, we have “A Place” where we can communicate freely because we are in a very liberal city … Imagine … no more frontiers except those of the language ! …

I think that the only thing we should be afraid of is: “Doing Nothing ! ”.
The world needs to know who Doctor Dahesh was … then, people will be able to build their own opinion and possibly believe as we did … and this is our Responsibility in the eyes of God ...

All the best to you,

[Mario]

"Live Free or Die"

Dear Brother Hussein,

You raise some valid points.

Firstly, you are right, Daheshville is universal. Which means that even Daheshville in Arabic would reflect the Daheshist ideals, particularly those pertaining to human rights and freedom of thought—which are, as we know, sensitive subjects in the Middle East.

With that, I will address your question: " can you stand in face of the daheshism brothers whom may going to say :" you have opened the war against daheshism and we have a lot of brothers and sisters in the arabian countries and especially in lebanon ? can you bear the resposibility of them in case of something bad happened to them ? etc...."

The short answer is this: Yes.

Furthermore, anyone who would accuse me of doing such a thing would be—in fact—disregarding "WORDS" written by Doctor Dahesh himself.

Please open page 88 of "WORDS" (KALIMAAT) by Doctor Dahesh.

Read that whole chapter.

At the end of that chapter, any Daheshist should come to the following conclusion, which is:

"Live free or die" (which is, by the way, the official motto of the Sate of New Hampshire)

I'll tell you a little story: sometime around 1982 or so, the Doctor was in my apartment in New York city on 34th Street, and he was upset at a Daheshist Brother for being too afraid to go and house-sit at the old Mission House. That Brother was not just anyone. He was very close to the Doctor, and yet (imagine that) he was afraid to go and stay at the house.

The Doctor was upset, and worse, disappointed. He said "What is he afraid of? A Daheshist will always die in dignity..."

So, based on "WORDS" and what I heard coming out of the Doctor's mouth, anyone who would accuse me of such a thing should not pretend to be a Daheshist. End of story.

There is no shame in protecting your loved ones. But don't anyone dare tell me I have no right to practice my faith in the open.

A word of caution though: Being a Daheshist does NOT mean we have the right to exert pressure or proselytize. The Doctor said (in writing) that we should even respect those who believe in the Stone as their deity because that's their way of relating to God.

Here, our ultimate hope is that we create channels of communications between Daheshists and other faiths.

Warm Regards,

Mario

[Darrick Evenson]

Mario,

Of course, everyone has the right to choose for themselves to hide their identity or not. People in Daheshville (in English or Arabic) need not use their right names if they do not wish to, thus protecting themselves if they live in Saudi Arabia or those Muslim countries that have no freedom of religion. So, everyone must choose for himself or herself if they wish to expose themselves as a Daheshists. Certainly, Dr. Dahesh thought it most noble to be willing to die as a Daheshist, or face loss of job or other persecution, but I think (and you can correct me if I am wrong) that that is a choice for the individual. So, Arabic-speakers who wish to write in an Arabic-langugage Daheshville need not use their real names if they don't wish to. Or they can use only their first name
Darrick

[Mario]

Freedom of Religion

Mario,

thus protecting themselves if they live in Saudi Arabia or those Muslim countries that have no freedom of religion. Darrick

I don't think in Muslim countries you are forbidden from practicing your religion. I know you have churches in Iraq and Saddam's own spokesperson (I forget his name) was Christian. You have churches in Syria and Palestine. In fact, there ARE Christian Arabs (as well as Jews).
Yes, there may be laws preventing from preaching or proselytize. But let's be careful about associating "Islam" with "Religious Intolerance."

During the Lebanese Civil war, God Help You if you were a Muslim living in the "Christian" sector. Whereas, Christians were protected in West Beirut. Ask my brother (if you ever meet him one day, he'll attest to that fact).

Also, let's look in our OWN backyard: America. Seriously, in some parts of this great land of ours, people don't care what you believe... they know all roads lead to... Jesus Christ!

All that aside, yes, you are RIGHT. If people want remain ANONYMOUS, that's their choice and we will protect their identity!

[Hussein]

Dear Sandrine,
Most of the Daheshists are working for the sake of Daheshism, every one by his own way, and all of roads guide to daheshville. The problem is: We are not one team has a plan with the same viewpoint. For that we are spread in the whole world wide.
Many times, I tried to make a team working together, but no way.
We have to make something; time will never wait for anyone. And the final hour is coming. And sure we have to be afraid of do nothing. Even I have written some words in Arabic language have the same title. If you can read Arabic, I’ll send it to you.
As you said: ” Daheshville is the only place may connect and collect the daheshists with each other “. And I’m ready for anything may collect the daheshists brother together.
With my best regards.

[Hussein]

daheshists are not cowards

Dear Mario,
I appreciate your encouragement, and these are the daheshists whom our beloved guiding prophet looking for to publish his message. Never scared of anything. With some wisdom. So let us be brave and wise .
I’m with you Mario, and I never like to go back , what I say , I do . or let us say:” I’ll try my best to do”. And what is going to be , let it be.
Try to clear your idea , are you looking to make the Arabic forum , or an Arabic website . so we can start looking for the important titles and items .

Best regards.

[Mario]

Dear Hussein,

You're welcome and likewise!

I propose the following, and I invite both Sandrine and David to comment (although they don't speak Arabic, they know how to write the Daheshist Symbol as well as how recite the incantation): Let's first begin with creating an Arab-speaking version of Daheshville. If we have offically recognized web sites, we can provide their links in the vertical navigational bar in the left hand margin. Bottom line, we have to start somewhere, and slowly build momentum, then eventually come to some sort of concesus and create an official governing body. Basically, we have to agree that democracy is the driving force behind the process. If not, then... all this makes no sense... let's elect a dictator and be done with it.

Best Regrads,

Mario