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32 the cross for several days, so that there would be no pos- sibility of the person remaining alive. The body of Jesus as was taken down without his bones being broken, even though the soldiers broke the bones of the other two criminals that were upon crosses close by. His body was handed over to his followers, who laid him in a cave and applied some ointment and herbs to his injuries. Jesus as recovered from his injuries after three days and then set out to deliver his message to the other tribes of Israel. He lived to the age of 120 and died a natural death in Srinagar, Kashmir in India, after completing his mis- sion. From subsequent research, Hazrat Ahmad as also traced his tomb to Khanyar, Srinagar where it can still be visited. Let us now examine the beliefs held by Christians and Muslims in general. Christians believe that Jesus as died on the cross, his death atoning for the sins of all who had faith in him. He was then resurrected from death, after which his body ascended to Heaven. Muslims in general entertained a similar belief. They believed that Jesus as was not put on the cross but was instead taken to Heaven alive, a phantom having been put on the cross in his place. The basic doctrine of the Church has been that Jesus as, being son of God, appeared in human shape to