Where Did Jesus Die? — Page 172
? 172 that lived in those places agreed with the Seleucians to war against the Jews: so most of them gathered together, and went to Naarda and Nisibis, and obtained security there from the strength of those cities, and also their inhabit- ants, who were a great many, and were all war-like men. 1 From Nasibin Jesus proceeded through Persia into Afghanistan, from whence through Punjab, he entered Kashmir. It appears from legends that he visited Tibet and other regions of India as well, but it seems certain that he lived and, at last, died in Kashmir. One of the many reasons for Jesus as being called the Masih , writes the Promised Messiah as, is that he was a great traveller. A Muslim saint, Abu Bakr Muhammed Attartushi, in his book Siraj- ul-Malook (p. 6, Egypt, 1306), calls Jesus ‘The Chief of Travellers’. Likewise in Lisan-ul-Arab , an authentic Arabic Lexicon, we read: ‘Jesus was named the Masih because he wandered about and did not stay in one place. ’ In Kanz-ul-Ummal , a voluminous collection of the sayings of the Holy Prophet saw of Islam and his companions ra, we read that Abu Hurairah (God be pleased with him) said that God revealed to Jesus as the following: ‘O Jesus, move from one place to another lest thou shouldst be recognised and persecuted. ’ In the same book we read a report from Jabir ra that Jesus as was constantly on the move. He went from one country to another, and at nightfall, wherever he was, he would eat the vegetation of the jungle and drink pure water. 1. The Works of Flavius Josephus, Whitson’s Translation, with notes, by Sir C. W. Wilson, Vol. 3, p. 324, London, 1889.