A Hidden Truth

by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

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A Hidden Truth — Page 19

19 Abundant evidence establishes with utmost certainty that the holy personage, whom the Muslims of to this land is obvious. When the Jews of Syria did not heed his preaching and sought to kill him by crucifixion, God Almighty, in keeping with His promise and accepting the prayer of the Messiah, delivered him from the cross. As mentioned in the Gospel, the Messiah also desired to convey the message of God Almighty to those Jews who had migrated to the lands of India at the time of the devastation wrought by Nebuchadnezzar. Hence, it was to fulfil this objective that he travelled to Kashmir. A French traveller, Dr Bernier, wrote in his travelogue that a number of European researchers have strongly opined that the Muslim inhabitants of Kashmir are in fact Israelites who had settled in this land during the time of the diaspora. Their oblong faces and long shirts as well as some of their traditions are a proof of this. Hence, it is very likely that Jesus, peace be upon him, having been disappointed by the Jews of Syria, travelled to this land so as to convey his message to his people. Recently, a Russian traveller who has written a book—one which I have ordered from London—has also agreed with my view that Jesus, peace be upon him, most definitely came to this land. Certain authors have written accounts of the Prophet Yuz Asaf, and translations of these have spread throughout the countries of Europe. Even the Christian clergy are astounded on reading them, for the teachings in these accounts bear a striking similarity to the moral teaching of the Gospel. In fact, most of these passages seem to be almost identical. The same holds true for the Gospel found in Tibet, which bears great similarity to the moral teaching of the