Tomb of Jesus in India

Jesus in India

Jesus (peace be upon him) survived the crucifixion and travelled towards

India to continue his ministry among the Lost Tribes of Israel.

Furthermore, they claim that his tomb, containing his body, has been

recently re-discovered in India where

can be seen to this day. Ahmadi

Muslims also assert that this belief

not only upheld by the Holy Quran

and the Sayings of Muhammad (sa), but even by the Holy Bible itself. Reed

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The Testimony Hindu and Buddhist Texts

Beyond the Euphrates

First century A.D Northern India was a vast center of not only

Traditional Jewish history and Biblical texts divided this Semitic

Hinduism, but also Buddhism. The Israelite peoples whom Jesus

people into twelve tribes. In the time of Jesus, only two of the

ministered to in these areas were in a minority practicing

is likely many adopted the indigenous faiths of

whereabouts of the remaining ten has always been a bit of a

Hinduism and Buddhism also. It is possible to trace Jesus’s

mystery. The second century historian Josephus wrote in his book

footprints in these lands from some of these texts. The ancient

Antiquities of the Jews that the ten tribes were ‘beyond Euphrates’

books of Hindus are called Puranas. One book, Bhavishya Maha

in his time, east of present day Iraq and in the Persian empire of

Purana (written in Sanskrit) contains an account of a king of

the time which extended into India. It is also notable that early

India, Salivahana meeting “Isa-Masiha” (Jesus the Messiah)- a

Church history documents the existence of a Gospel in the

religious personage of fair complexion who was a foreigner.

Hebrew language found in India, which also confirms Israelites in

Buddhist texts

contain a prophecy

future Buddha,

India. St Jerome (c 400 A.D) wrote that the scholar Pantaenus in

bodhisattva, named ‘Bagwa Metteyya’ a Pali phrase which literally

the second century came across the document in his travels. St

means “fair-complexioned”, or “white traveller”. The etymological

Jerome further wrote that the Israelites in his time continue to

resemblance of the word “Metteyya” to “Messiah” is established

live in the Persian empire. The mission of Jesus was to reach out

and one meaning of the word “Messiah” is traveler. As the sun of

to the Lost Tribes (or ‘Sheep’) of Israel, as stated in Matthew

Christianity did rise in India with Jesus’ personal advent in the

15:24. It was thus imperative for him to migrate to the east. The

area, many teachings of Jesus became interwoven with Gautama

mass of evidence showing that the peoples of Afghanistan, north-

Buddha’s teachings. Even certain parables as recorded in the New

west India (particularly Kashmir) and neighboring areas are of

Testament became attributed to Buddha, such as parable of the

Israelite ancestry continues to grow. Their physical features,

sower which is found in Buddhist texts. It has been proposed that

language, folklore, customs and festivals attest to their Israelite

the word Yuz Asaf, the name of the person entombed in Kashmir,

heritage. Evidence also come from the names they give to their

is derived from Buddha Asaf, as Jesus would have been included

villages, their monuments and ancient historical works. Some

in the Buddhist pantheon of saints. The term would thus mean a

pilot genetic studies on peoples in India who to this day call

Buddha who rallied people, or gathered the flock of the true faith.

themselves ‘Bene Israel’ or ‘Children of Israel’ confirm their
middle eastern origin.

Purpose Fulfilled

The Greatest Miracle of Jesus

Jesus found acceptance in the lands of the Lost Tribes, and

Jesus prophecied that his fate would be like that of prophet Jonah.

completed his mission by travelling eastward to these ancient

Jesus said: “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a

Israelite communities. One objection is,

Jesus spent most of his

miraculous sign! But none will be given

except the sign of the

life in India, why is that part of his life so unknown and forgotten?

prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in

One has to keep in mind the phenomenon of what happens to a

the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and

religion’s presence when another religion takes over. For instance

three nights in the heart of the earth” (Matthew 12:39,40)

modern day Afghanistan was a vast center of Buddhism and had

Survival — Not Revival The sign of Jonah is related in the Bible:

some of the largest statues of Buddha in the world carved in

The Lord provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was

stone. That faith has now vanished there. Another example are

inside the fish three days and three nights. From inside the fish

the pagan religions of Europe prior to Christianity arriving there.

Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. He said: In my distress

called

The Israelite peoples of Afghanistan and Kashmir accepted Islam.

to the Lord, and he answered me. From the depths of the grave

Jesus had foretold the coming of messenger after him, the

called for help, and you listened to my cry. (Jonah 1:17, 2:1,2)

Paraclete of the gospels, fulfilled in the person of Holy Prophet

The sign given to the Ninevites by Jonah was he was saved from

Muhammad. With time, the old faith of Christianity was forgotten

certain death. He stayed for a period of time in danger, but

over generations so that now there are mainly ‘orthodox Muslims’

ultimately recovered. He went alive into the belly of the fish,

in these same areas holding beliefs as other ‘orthodox Muslims’.

stayed alive for days, and came out alive. The same fate was

However, remnants of the followers of Jesus Christ still exists in

prophecied for Jesus. He would enter the tomb alive, stay alive for

the vicinity of Herat, Afghanistan. The British scholar O.M Burke in

days, and come out alive.

Jesus had died, there would be little

his book ‘Among the Dervishes’ has described these peoples.

resemblance to Jonah. The story of Jonah is one of survival — not

Though they are now Muslims, they did not forget their Christian

revival. It is known as the tomb of Yuz Asaf, which may be of

legacy. They have a special attachment to Jesus and refer to him

Buddhist derivation (see link) or possibly from Yusu or Yehoshua

as ‘Yuz Asaf the Kashmiri’ who came to preach to them.

(Jesus)  the  Gatherer.  Local  tradition  states  that  the  entombed  was
a  prophet  of  Ahle-Kitab,  or  People  of  the  Book,  and  his  name  was
Isa  –  the  Quranic  name  for  Jesus.  The  prophet  Yuz  Asaf  came  to
Kashmir  from  the  West  (Holy  Land)  in  the  reign  of  Raja  Gopdatta
(c  1st  century  A.D)  according  to  the  ancient  official  documents
held  by  the  current  custodian  of  the  tomb.  Some  of  the  most
extensive  research  on  the  tomb  has  been  conducted  by  the  now
retired  famous  historian  and  former  Head  of  Archaelogy  for  State
of  Kashmir,  Professor  Fida  Hassnain.  The  tomb  is  Jewish,  as
attested  by  the  direction  the  grave  is  lying.  Next  to  the  grave  is  a
footprint  engraved  in  stone,  an  artistic  rendition  of  the  wounds  of
crucifixion.

The Kashmir Tomb

The burial place of Jesus in Kashmir

known to the locals as

Rauzabal, meaning the Honored Tomb.

It is

known as the tomb of

Yuz Asaf, which may be of Buddhist derivation (see link) or possibly

from Yusu or Yehoshua (Jesus) the Gatherer. Local tradition states

that the entombed was a prophet of Ahle-Kitab, or People of the

Book, and his name was Isa – the Quranic name for Jesus. The

prophet Yuz Asaf came to Kashmir from the West (Holy Land) in the

reign of Raja Gopdatta (c 1st century A.D) according to the ancient

official documents held by the current custodian of the tomb. Some

of the most extensive research on the tomb has been conducted by

the now retired famous historian and former Head of Archaelogy for

State of Kashmir, Professor Fida Hassnain. The tomb

Jewish, as attested by the direction the grave

lying. Next to the grave

footprint engraved in stone, an artistic rendition of the wounds of crucifixion. Reed more!

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Some

contemporary

scholars

repeatedly insist that the Messiah

ibn-e-Maryam

has

not

died,

rather he was raised alive to

heaven, and

present in heaven

with his physical, worldly body

and life. And with great boldness

and insolence they state that the

word tawaffi that has come in

reference to the messiah does

not mean death, rather

means

“to take fully”. Meaning, that the

body was taken along with the

soul. But to translate

in this

way

clear fabrication. The

Qur’an in its idiom has in every

place used this word to mean the

taking of the soul and death. This

same meaning

found in all

ahadith and sayings of the Holy

Prophet(sa). Ever since the Arabian Peninsula was inhabited and the Arabic language began,

cannot be shown through any ancient or

modern text that the word tawaffi has been used for taking the body. Rather, wherever the word tawaffa has been attributed as a verb to

Allah in regards to a human being,

has only ever meant causing death and taking of the soul and not in the sense of taking the body.

There

no Arabic dictionary that presents something contrary to this. There

no expression or saying attributed to the experts of the

language that

against this. Thus, there

not the slightest chance of a separate meaning.

anyone presents proof from the Holy Qur’an,

or any hadith of the Holy Prophet(sa), or poetry, odes or ancient or modern arabic prose that in any place where the word tawaffi as a verb

attributed to Allah

used regarding an animate individual, means anything other than causing death and taking the soul, that

to say

that

also means the taking of the body, then

swear by Allah the Magnificent an oath according to proper Islamic law that

will give such

a person one thousand rupees in cash by selling some portion of my property and will from hereon in admit his excellence in the sciences

of hadith and the Holy Qur’an. (Ruhani Khazain, vol. 3, Izala Auham, pgs. 602-603) Reed more!

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