Ahmadiyyat or Qadianism! Islam or Apostasy? — Page 202
Infact, when one looks at the historical records of the Indian sub continent, one finds ample evidence suggesting that Jesus Christ positively travelled to India. An ancient Sanskrit work, Bhavishya Maha. Purana for instance speaks of a person born of a virgin and called the. Messiah who lived in Kashmir;16 who proclaimed his prophethood 17 and who assumed the name of Yus Asaph in Kashmir. 18 This prophet is also mentioned by many Muslim historians of the sub continent. 19. The Arabic version of the story of Barlaam and Josaphat also relates the story of the death of Jesus and states that: 'he reached Kashmir, which was the farthest region at which he ministered, and there his life ended. ' 20. The discovery of Jesus Christ's tomb in Srinagar and its positive identification by the Promised Messiah, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad has dug deep into the roots of Christian dogmas. Today, numerous. Church intellectuals find themselves obliged to admit that the credibility of their Creed's myths stand forsaken and desolated. And hence,. Christianity itself stands as a defunct religion. . DESTRUCTION OF CHRISTIANITY. NOT IMPLIED BY TRADITIONS 21. Some contentious mullahs may well argue that the breaking of the cross implies that no cross will be left in the world to be worshipped' 2¹ but this opinion of the ignorant mullahs is thoroughly rejected by some of their own colleagues who suggest that the 'implication of breaking the cross is that Christianity will become defunct as a religion "22 hence admitting the fact that the physical destruction of the cross is not implied by this. Tradition. . Nevertheless, the defunctness of Christianity as a religion should not 18. Malik, Haider Tarikh e Kashmir 16. Bhavisha Maha Purans: Verses 17/32 17. Nadri, Mulla: Tarikh i Kashmir: pg 35 19. Shah, Hasan: Tarikh e Kashmir: Vol 3. pg 25 21. Zaheer, E. E: Qadiyaniat. An Analytical Survey: pg 167 22. Maududi, A. A: Finality of Prophethood: pg 49 203 20. pp 285/86