The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 266
266. Essence of Islam-III. Afghanistan to Kashmir through the Punjab, it is a distance of about 80 kose, which is equal to 130 miles, and if we go through Chitral, it is about 100 kose. Jesus wisely chose the Afghanistan route so that the lost tribes of Israel known as the Afghans may also benefit from his presence. The eastern boundary of Kashmir touches. Tibet. From Kashmir he could easily go there. By travelling through the Punjab, Jesus could easily visit other parts of India before proceeding to Kashmir and. Tibet. As some ancient records indicate, it is even probable that Jesus visited Nepal, Benares and other places, and later travelled to Kashmir via Jammu or. Rawalpindi. Since he belonged to a cold region, he must have stayed in these parts through the winter and left for. Kashmir at the end of March or beginning of April. As. Kashmir resembles Shām, he must have settled down there permanently. It is also possible that he may have spent some time in Afghanistan and it is not unlikely that he married there. One of the Afghan tribes is known as 'Isā-Khel. It would not be surprising if they are the descendants of Jesus. It is a great pity that the history of the Afghans is very ambiguous and it is very difficult to arrive at anything definitive by studying their tribal chronicles. There is no doubt however that the Afghans too are Israelites like the Kashmiris. 197 [Masīḥ Hindustan Mein, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 15, pp. 69-70]. . Research has disclosed that after his deliverance from the cross Jesus (peace be on him) travelled to India and Nepal and continued on to Tibet, from where he eventually came to Kashmir, where he stayed for quite some time, 197. Syria and its neighbouring territory. [Publisher]