The Nazarene Kashmiri Christ — Page 38
38 1900 years ago and preached in parables and used many of the parables as Jesus did. Moreover, YuzAsaf is a Biblical name meaning "Yasu, the gatherer" which is one of the descriptive names of Jesus according to his mission. . It is recorded in Tarikh Azami pp. 82-85, that the tomb next to that of Sayyid Nasir al-Din is generally known as that of a Prophet who was sent to the inhabitants of Kashmir, and the place is known as the shrine of a Prophet. He was a Prince who came to Kashmir from a Foreign land. He was perfect in piety, righteousness and devotion; he was made a. Prophet by Allah and was engaged in preaching to the Kashmiris. His name was Yuz-Asaf and he was a descendant of Moses. . On page 358-359 of Ikmal al-Din, it is mentioned that, "Yuz-Asaf wandered about in several lands till he reached a country called Kashmir. He travelled in it far and wide, and lived and stayed there till death overtook him". . John Noel wrote in his article in Asia in. October 1930. "Kashmir legend, I have been told contains reference to a Prophet who lived here and taught as Jesus did by parables, little stories that are repeated in Kashmir to the present day. ". Tafsir al-Manar records in vol. 6 "The flight of. Jesus, therefore to India' and his death in Srinagar is not foreign to the truth rationally or historically". As the linguists, well know, it would be nothing strange for Jesus or Joseph to become Yuz-Asaf through the passage of time. At the same point, at times he disappears from one place and reappears at another. There is a grave too in Srinagar. The direction of the grave is a pointer which tells us that it is not a Muslim's grave because instead of lying. North South as Muslim graves do, this one lies East. West. All available facts combine to confirm the truth