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him in about 48 A. D. He declared:. I am known as the Son of God and born of a Virgin. . As I have preached love, truth and purity of heart, I am called Messiah. ¹. THOMAS:. Thomas accompanied Jesus during his travels and is known as BADAD in Arabic literature. He followed Jesus to the sea of. Tiberias, along with Simon and Peter. 2 He was a twin brother of Jesus Christ. 3 Both of them reached Nisibis4 After reaching the basin of Indus, Thomas went towards the north-west of India and reached Attock. He supervised the building of a palace for the King Gondophernes in A. D. 49. He met Jesus Christ at the marriage feast of Abbnes, at Taxila. 5. Due to invasion of the Kushans during the first century A. D. there occurred an upheaval in the north of India. Thomas along with Jesus and Mary left for safety towards Kashmir. Mary died at a place now known as Murree, where she was buried in a tomb, now known as the Tomb of Mother Mary. Thomas accompanied. Jesus to Kashmir. . Jesus Christ died at the ripe age of 120 years. 6 The burial ceremony was performed by Thomas in the Jewish style. " It was a great mourning day for the Kashmiris. . A big tomb was raised on his grave and it became a place of pilgrimage for all, whether rich or poor. 8 People came with offerings at the tomb and led prayers there. 9 Thomas, who had always devoted his life to the service of Jesus Christ, felt very much bereaved and left for Malabar to preach among the lost tribes there. 10 Thomas preached the Gospel to the people in South India where he established seven churches. He suffered martyrdom at. Mylapore in Madras and is buried there. 11 1. Bhavishya-Maha-Purana, V. 17. 32. 2. John, 21:1, 2. 3. Thile, Acta. Thomas, 94. 4. Cureton, Ancient Syriac. Documents V. 22. 141. Burkett, Early Christians, p. 155. 5. Smith, Early History of India, p. 219 Acta. Thomas v. 20. 46. 6. Kans-ul-Ammal, V. 2. p. 34. 7. Shaikh Sadiq, Kamal-ud-Din, p. 357. 8. Decree of Rozabal, Srinagar, Kashmir. 9. Ibid. 10. Francis Buchanan, A Journey from Madras, v. 2, p. 391. Wukfred,. Christian Religion in India, v. 10, p. 83. 11. Salmond, The Writings of Hippoclytus, v. 3, p. 131. Assemani, Biblothica Orientalics v. 3. 1. 590. 84