The True Story of Jesus — Page 87
Chapter Eleven—Jesus Migrates to Other Countries 87 Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, located his tomb in the Khanyar sector of the city of Srinagar, where it has now become well known and continues to attract thousands of visitors from all parts of the world. The tomb is known as the Tomb of Yuz Asaf. The grave, according to Jewish custom, is east-west in direction, while it is a well-known fact that Muslims, in that part of the world, bury their dead in the north-south direction. The Hindus and the Buddhists, on the other hand, cremate their dead. This discovery is further of evidence to the fact that Jesus as did not die on the cross and that he had travelled to India to accom- plish the divine mission, for which he was sent into this world. May his soul rest in peace. The Holy Quran mentions the place of his final refuge in the following words: And we made the son of Mary and his mother a Sign, and gave them shelter on a pleasant plateau with springs of running water. 1 This is an accurate description of the beautiful valley of Kashmir, where Jesus as and his mother finally settled and lived in peace and tranquillity after his escape from Palestine. Kashmir is famous throughout the world for its natural beauty. It is called the ‘val- ley of eternal bliss’ and sometimes ‘heaven on earth’. Thus this ‘heaven on earth’ became the place of eternal rest for Jesus as and his mother. It is also believed that Mary died and was buried at a place 1. Holy Quran 23:51