Jesus In India — Page 14
14 J e s u s i n I n d i a with the appearance of a bloodthirsty Mahdi and Messiah. Such expectations are entirely against the teachings of Islam. I have just said that the ideas of some of the present day Muslim clerics that there will appear a bloodthirsty Mahdi, who will spread Islam at the point of the sword, are contrary to the Quranic teachings and are only the result of wishful thinking. For a right-minded and truth-loving Muslim to shed such beliefs, it should be enough that he study the Holy Quran closely, pause, consider and see that the Holy Word of God is very much against threatening to kill people if they fail to become Muslims. This one argument alone is sufficient to refute such false notions. Nevertheless, out of a feeling of sympathy, I have decided to refute the aforesaid misconceptions by clear and positive proofs from history and other sources. Hence, I shall try to prove in this book that Jesus did not die on the cross, nor did he go up to the heavens; nor should it be supposed that he would ever again come down to the earth. On the contrary, the fact of the matter is that he died at the age of 120 years at Srinagar, Kashmir, where his tomb is still to be found in the Khan Yar quarter. To prove this point, I have divided this enquiry into ten chapters and an epilogue, which are as follows: 1. Testimonies from the Gospels. 2. Testimonies from the Holy Quran and the Ahadith. 3. Testimonies from medical literature. 4. Testimonies from historical records. 5. Testimonies from oral traditions which have been handed down from generation to generation. 6. Testimonies from miscellaneous circumstantial evidence.