Stories from Early Ahmadiyyat — Page 31
Jesus as in Kashmir Hazrat Ahmad as removed a great misconception con- cerning the crucifixion, death, and ascension of Jesus Christ which had taken root among the Muslims and Christians. He announced that Jesus as did not die on the cross; rather he survived from the agony of the cross and migrated to Kashmir, India where he died and lays buried. He identified his tomb and wrote a book detailing all the scriptural references and research findings to support his thesis. 1 Due to this proclamation, he encountered strong opposition from Christians, as well as Muslims, whose beliefs were quite the opposite of what he preached. Hazrat Ahmad as announced that Jesus as was undoubtedly put on the cross, but did not die there. On the contrary, he became unconscious because of griev- ous pain and injuries, and was taken down from the cross through the efforts of some of his supporters and sympathisers among the Government officials. It was a common practice in those days to break the legs of the crucified persons and to cause their bodies to hang upon 1. A hadith of the Holy Prophet Muhammad saw says that Prophet Jesus as died at the age of 120.