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JESUS IN INDIA
BACKGROUND PUBLISHER’S NOTES
Jesus in
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JESUS IN INDIA
Jesus in India is the English version of Masih Hindustan Mein, an Urdu treatise
written by the Holy Founder of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at,
Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Promised Messiah and Mahdi
The main thesis expounded in this treatise is Jesus' deliverance from death on the Cross and his subsequent journey
to India in quest of the lost tribes of Israel whom he had to gather into his fold as
foretold by Jesus himself
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‘JESUS IN INDIA’
PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT
Jesus started his journey from Jerusalem and passing through Nasibus and Iran, Jesus reached Afghanistan
Where he met the Jews who had settled there after their escape from the bonds of Nebuchadnezzar
From Afghanistan Jesus went to Kashmir where some Israelite tribes had also settled
He made Kashmir his home where he died and is buried in Srinagar, Kashmir
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JESUS IN INDIA THE MESSAGE
Masih Hindustan Mein, was—it still is—an epoch-making and cataclysmic
book
It transformed the theological landscape of Judaism, Pauline
Christianity and conventional Islam
Jesus—a true prophet of God was saved from
death on the cross, lived a long life and is
buried in Srinagar Kashmir
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Written in 1899, and partly serialized in Review of Religions in 1902 and 1903, the book was published
on 20th November 1908
The first English translation, by the late Qazi Abdul Hamid, was published in 1944
On instructions from Hadhrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Khalifat-ul-Masih IV, Imam of the worldwide
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, the present edition was thoroughly revised by Professor Muhammad Ali
Chaudhry
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INTRODUCTION
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AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF WRITING THE BOOK
To dispel serious misconceptions about the earlier and later life of Jesus (on
whom be peace) by authentic evidence
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THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF WRITING THIS
BOOK
These misconceptions about the life of Jesus and Jihad have hijacked and
destroyed the concept of Tauhid—Divine Unity and has adversely effected the
moral condition of Muslims
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Commenting lamentably at the deteriorated moral conditions of Muslims and totally erroneous concept of Jihad, the
Promised Messiah ( on whom be peace) said,
‘By the grace of God, I have adduced arguments powerful enough to dispel these unfounded beliefs from peoples’ minds’
The Promised Messiah ( on whom be peace) expressed hope that by clear proofs along with conclusive circumstantial and
historical evidence truth will be understood
The real object of this book is to correct the wrong beliefs which have found their way into the creeds of the Muslims and the
Christians
THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVE OF WRITING THIS
BOOK
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JESUS AND BELIEFS OF MUSLIMS AND
CHRISTIANS
Christians and most Muslims believe that Jesus was raised to the heavens alive; he is
still alive in the heavens and will return to the earth sometime in the latter days
Christians are guilty of a grave error in calling a humble man God
Muslims believe in a bloodthirsty Mahdi and an equally violent Messiah
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BELIEVING IN A BLOOD-THIRSTY
MESSIAH AND MAHDI
This belief has corrupted their moral condition to the extent that Muslims can not live with other people in peace and harmony, or can be loyal to a non-Muslim government
A belief that non-Muslims should be subjected to coercion that they should either become Muslims or be put
to death, is open to very serious objections
Such harsh thinking makes hearts devoid of human sympathy, justice and compassion; and allows spite and ill
will to flourish leading to brutality
But it is only too obvious that such teachings cannot be from God, Who punishes only after His message has
been fully communicated
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MESSIAH OF THE TIME
I alone am the light of this age of darkness
He who follows me will be saved from falling into the pits prepared by the Devil for those who walk in the
dark
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MESSIAH OF THE TIME
God has commanded me that with humility and peace I should invite
people to God
I have been sent by God to lead the world to the True God
God has provided me with heavenly signs for the satisfaction
of seekers of truth
I have been sent to re-establish the reign of moral values in Islam
I publicly proclaim that God has revealed to me that the Promised Messiah who is also the
Mahdi, tidings of whose appearance are found in the Bible, the Holy Qur’an and Ahadith is none
other than myself
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JESUS IN INDIA; THE FACTS REVEALED
I shall try to prove in this book that Jesus did not die on the cross, nor did he go up to the heavens; nor would he ever again come down to the earth
The fact of the matter is that Jesus died at the age of 120 years at Srinagar, Kashmir, where his tomb is still to be found in the Khan Yar quarter
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A NOTE TO THE READER FROM THE AUTHOR
I trust that those who read this book will do so carefully, and will
not reject, out of prejudice, the truth contained in it
I pray to God that He may help me in this undertaking and
lead me by His special revelation and inspiration to
the perfect Light of truth
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