Malfuzat – Volume III — Page 179
179 the same moral teachings which are found in the Gospel, and often entire passages are identical to those found in the Gospel. It is now an established fact that this is the tomb of Yuz Asaf. Yuz Asaf Yuz Asaf is the same man referred to as Christ. The word asaf means ‘gatherer of dispersed communities. ’ Since it was the task of the Messiah, peace be upon him, to gather the lost sheep of the house of Israel, and researchers agree that the people of Kashmir are from the children of Israel, it was necessary for Jesus as to travel to this land. Further, the account of Yuz Asaf is well known in Europe. In fact, this is to such an extent that in Italy a church has been built in this name and a festival takes place there every year. Now, to spend such a vast sum of money to construct a house of worship, and then to arrange a festival there every year, is not something that should be viewed with a cursory glance. The people say that Yuz Asaf was a disciple of the Messiah as. In my view, however, this is not true. The fact of the matter is that Yuz Asaf was the Messiah himself. If Yuz Asaf is the name of a disciple, then it falls upon the Christians to prove that the Messiah as had a disciple who was referred to as the Prophet Prince. These are points which entirely unveil the details relating to the incident of the crucifixion. Of course, if the Christians rejected the matter altogether, that would have been the end of this debate. However, since they do accept that there was a man named Yuz Asaf who once existed; and when his teaching was the same as the Gospel; and when he, too, named his book ‘Gospel’ and when he was also referred to as the Prophet Prince, just as the Messiah as was referred to as the Prophet Prince; one is compelled to reflect that if this individual is not the Messiah as , then who is he? For the sake of God, reflect. An individual who does not attach their heart to the world and who loves the truth can have no issue whatsoever in accepting this. Now, if one accepts that Yuz Asaf was the name of an actual person who had a relationship with the Messiah as , and then a church named after him has been built in Italy as well, and a festival takes place there every year, and when one admits that his teaching is the same as the teaching of the Gospel, how can one say that this man is not the Messiah himself ? When you accept these four points, in view of this testimony, I ask you that if you suggest that this man was a disciple, then p. 162