Invitation to Ahmadiyyat — Page 155
155 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring. 7 It is evident from history that Nebuchadnezzar, a Babylonian king, had taken captive ten out of the twelve tribes of Israel and driven them into exile towards Afghanistan. It was, therefore, essential for Jesus to travel towards Afghanistan and Kashmir to convey his message to these ‘lost sheep’. Had he not done so, then, according to his own statement, he would have failed in his mission. The Promised Messiah as reinforced this argument with further testimony drawn from history and geography. He proved with the help of ancient Christian chronicles that Jesus’ disciples had trav - elled towards India, that a book very similar to the teachings of the New Testament had been discovered in Tibet, and that it claimed to contain an account of Jesus’ life. All this proves that Jesus must have travelled towards these lands. The Promised Messiah as also cited historical evidence, such as the names of landmarks and towns and villages of Afghanistan and Kashmir, to prove that people of Israelite descent had lived in these parts. The very name Kashmir (which was originally Ka-Sheer ) means ‘like Sheer’, Sheer being another name for the Levant. Similarly, the name of Kabul and many other towns in Afghanistan closely resemble the names of towns in the Levant. Even the physiognomy and facial features of the people of Afghanistan and Kashmir bear a great resem - blance to that of the Israelites. Finally, the Promised Messiah as crowned his triumph by tracing Jesus’ tomb to Kh a ny a r Street in Srinagar, Kashmir. It appears from ancient Kashmiri chronicles that the tomb belonged to a Prophet who was known as a ‘Prince Prophet’ and had come to Kashmir from the West about nineteen