Jesus In India — Page 61
J e s u s i n I n d i a 61 the Satan and that there was real animosity between him and God! The same charge of his being accursed, was brought by Christians too, who have so naively tried to combine two contradictory views. On the one hand, they say that Jesus was the Son of God, and on the other, they call him accursed. What is more, they admit that one who is accursed is the son of Darkness and of the Devil, rather he is the Devil himself. So, these were the foul charges brought against Jesus. The prophecy of the Holy Quran, however, points out that a time would come when God would clear Jesus of these charges and this indeed is the time when this was to happen. The testimony of the Holy Prophet sa has no doubt established the innocence of Jesus in the eyes of thoughtful people, for the Holy Prophet sa and the Holy Quran have both testified that the charges brought against Jesus are all unfounded. But this evidence was too subtle and difficult for the common man to understand. Divine justice, therefore, required that just as the crucifixion of Jesus was a known, objective and tangible event, so should his innocence and exoneration be demonstrated objectively. And this is what has actually come to pass. The innocence of Jesus has not only been proved a priori but also a posteriori. For hundreds of thousands of people have, with their own eyes, seen that the tomb of Jesus lies in Srinagar, 24 Kashmir. As Jesus was crucified at Golgotha or the site of the Skull, his tomb too has been found at the site of the Skull i. e. 24 The word ‘Srinagar’ comprises two Hindi words, ‘siri’ (skull) and ‘nagar’ (place), meaning ‘Place of Skull’. The place where Jesus was put on the cross, was also called ‘Place of Skull’. See Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, Luke 23:33, John 19:17. (Translator)