Jesus In India — Page 80
80 J e s u s i n I n d i a It should be noticed that in the maps published by Christians, Media is shown towards the south of the Sea of Khizar (Azov), where today we find Persia. This means that Media was at any rate a part of the land which today constitutes Persia. The eastern frontier of Persia is adjacent to Afghanistan; there the sea is towards the south and the TurkishEmpire towards the west. If the report in the Rauzat- us-Safaa is correct, it appears that, by travelling to Nasibain, Jesus intended to go to Afghanistan through Persia, and to invite to the Truth the lost tribes of Jews who had come to be known as Afghans. The word ‘Afghan’ appears to be of Hebrew origin; it is a derivative which means ‘brave’. It appears that at the height of their victories, they adopted this name for themselves. In short, Jesus came to the Punjab after passing through Afghanistan, with the ultimate intention of going to Kashmir after exploring the Punjab and Hindustan. It should be noted that Chitral and a strip of the Punjab separate Kashmir from Afghanistan. If one travels from Afghanistan to Kashmir, through the Punjab, one has to journey over a distance of 80 koses or about 130 miles, and via Chitral it would be 100 koses. 32 Jesus, however, wisely took the route through court to give him refuge. The king probably believed that he was a true prophet. (Author) In the Torah there was a promise to the Jews, that if they believed in the 'last' prophet, they would, after passing through much suffering, have their own sovereign kings and rulers. That promise was fulfilled by the ten tribes of Israel adopting Islam. That is why there have been great kings among Afghans as well as among Kashmiris. (Author) 32 162 miles approximately. (Translator)