The Nazarene Kashmiri Christ — Page 34
34 of the Kashmiris, and their physical features resemble those of the Jews, coupled with the fact that their folklore is full of Jewish stories and their language possesses hundreds of words which in pronunciation and meaning are identical with Hebrew words and that the name Kashmir is in reality Kashir meaning, "likeSyria" (or it seems to have been named after Kash, or Cush, a grandson of Noah), impart a certainty to the view that the Afghans and Kashmiris are largely the descendants of the Last Ten Tribes of Israel which is incapable of being assailed. a. After crucifixion Jesus felt that he was hunted man and that if he remained in his native place he would be arrested again and would probably be killed. He, therefore, went into hiding. The news having reached him of the cruel persecution of his disciples he was sorely distressed, and in extreme agony of spirit exclaimed, "the foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests; but the son of man hath not where to lay his head. " (quoted from Math. . Chapter 8 verse 20). He decided to leave Palestine forever. From Jerusalem he went to Nazareth and from Nazareth to Damascus where he stayed for some time at a place which is known to this day as. Maqam-e-Isa. It is stated in Raudat-al-Safa and Jami 'al-Tawarikh that finding himself insecure even in. Damascus he left for Nasibin. Tabari relates that. he did not feel safe even in Nasibin and he left for far off Kashmir. Finding it unsafe to travel under his real name he henceforward, travelled under the assumed name of Yuz-Asaf (Yuz in Hebrew being the same as. Yasu and Asaf meaning gatherer). Henceforward,. Jesus becomes Yuz-Asaf and is known by this name. till his death. On his way from Nasibin to Kashmir he passed through Iran and Afghanistan. At last he reached his destination. . The last vestiges of doubt as to Jesus's travel to Afghanistan and Kashmir are dispelled by that very useful book 'The Unknown Life of Jesus" written by. Nicholas Notovitch, a Russian traveller who visited the