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Yuz Asaf (یوذسف) ( युझ असफ ) (or Yus Asaph, or Shahzada Nabi Hazrat Yura Asaf) is believed by Ahmadis to be the name adopted by Jesus after he allegedly survived the crucifixion and subsequently traveled to Kashmir.

History

Yuz Asaf is considered to be the prophet Jesus of Nazareth by Ahmadis.

Similar beliefs about Yus Asaf

Similar beliefs are held about Yuz Asaf by a wide variety of people and groups. Other local beliefs about Yuz Asaf include that he married a woman called Marjam (that is, Mary) who bore him a number of children, and that he lived to be between 105-110 years old before he died. It is also claimed that Jesus' mother, Mary, died when he was 38 years old, and is buried nearby in the town Murree in Pakistan, where her burial place is called Mai Mari da Ashtan. Yuz Asaf teachings are often compared with those of Jesus in form. These beliefs about Yuz Asaf have also been adopted by people in the New Age movement, and by readers of the recently discovered Talmud Jmmanuel. Other writers, such as Gene Matlock and Suzanne Olsson have also sought to demonstrate links between Buddhism claim that the Jews originated in India and that Jesus visited India several times during his life. Olsson's research indicates that Yuz Asaf also means "son of Joseph", and that "Iosaphat" is also a translation of "Buddha". (Yuz Asaf's real name is Jmmanuel which was latter changed to Jesus by Saul, who changed his own name to Paul). Olsson has also pointed out that Yusufzai is the name of a tribe in Afghanistan who still maintain ancient Israelite customs. To them the word means 'child or children of Joseph.'

Supporters of some of these theories also claim that a 17th century text, Tarikh-i-Kashmir by Khwaja Hassan Malik records an inscription which reported that Yuz Asaf entered Kashmir in 78. However, this inscription is now illegible or lost, while critics note that the text is not available for general study. Another inscription is said to have existed at the Temple of Solomon (in Srinagar) which is claimed to have been carved by Jesus and St. Thomas when they allegedly visited and repaired the Temple. The court of King Gondopharnes in nearby Taxila also record the visit of Thomas to the area circa 52-54 AD.

See also

Bibliography

  • Mirza Ghulam Ahmad The Promised Messiah Jesus in India Online version
  • Khwaja Nazir Ahmad, Jesus in Heaven on Earth: Journey of Jesus to Kashmir, His Preaching to the Lost Tribes of Israel, and Death and Burial in Srinagar, Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat, 1999, ISBN 0-913321-60-5
  • Günter Grönbold, Jesus In Indien, München: Kösel 1985, ISBN 3-466-20270-1. Shows that Yuz Asaf is a misreading for Budasaf, an alternative name of Buddha.
  • Prof. Fida Mohammed Hassnain: "A Search for the Historical Jesus." Gateway Books 1994, ISBN 0-946551-99-5
  • Andreas Faber Kaiser, Jesus died in Kashmir: Jesus, Moses and the ten lost tribes of Israel Gordon & Cremonesi (1977), ISBN 0-86033-041-9
  • Norbert Klatt, Lebte Jesus in Indien?, Göttingen: Wallstein 1988. Relates the origin of the identification of Jesus and Yuz Asaf.
  • Holger Kersten, Jesus Lived in India Online summary
  • Gene Matlock, Jesus and Moses Are Buried in India, Birthplace of Abraham and the Hebrews (1991) ISBN 0-595-12771-1
  • Nicolas Notovitch, The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ, Leaves of Healing Publications (April 1, 1990), ISBN 0-9602850-1-6. Reprint of this 1890s publication, which first proposed this theory.
  • Suzanne Olsson, 2005 Jesus, Last King of Kashmir ISBN 1-4196-1175-5
  • Paul C. Pappas, Jesus' Tomb in India: The Debate on His Death and Resurrection, Asian Humanities Press, (September 1, 1991), ISBN 0-89581-946-5 Concludes that Yuz Asaf is not Jesus.
  • Abubakr Ben Ishmael Salahuddin, Saving the Savior: Did Christ Survive the Crucifixion?, Jammu Pr; 1st Pbk edition (June, 2001), ISBN 0-9708280-1-2
  • Hugh Schonfield, The Essene Odyssey, Element Books Ltd (1993), ISBN 0-906540-63-1 Argues that Yuz Asaf is an Essene teacher, not Jesus.

Fiction

  • Richard G. Patton, The Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years ISBN 0-9682437-0-3
  • Maury Lee, Jesus of India ISBN 0-7388-3566-8
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