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| ] is a movement that originated in a small village in Northern India during the 19th century. | |||
| According to the early 20th century teachings of the ]s of Kashmir ] did not die on the cross, but after his apparent death and resurrection he journeyed to ] to teach the gospel, and that he then remained in India for the rest of his life. | |||
| According to the teachings of ] (the founder of the movement and one whom Ahmadis regard as the Promised Messiah/Imam Mahdi), ] did not die on the cross, but after his crucifixion he was assumed dead by the Jews and Romans, and the resurrection can be understood more as a story of survival. | |||
| The theological basis of the Ahmadi belief is that Jesus was only "in a swoon"<ref name="Faruqi_1983_98">{{harvnb|Faruqi|1983|p=98}}.</ref> when he was taken down from the cross. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad interpreted the phrase in ] 21:31: ''kī qilelat Elohim taluy'', "... for a hanged man is the curse of God," as suggesting that | |||
| ⚫ | "God would never allow one of His prophets to be killed in such a degrading manner as | ||
| ⚫ | crucifixion, and that he was cured of his wounds with a special ointment known as the | ||
| 'ointment of Jesus' (''marham-i ʿIsā'')."<ref name="SchaeferCohen">{{harvnb|Schäfer|Cohen|1998|p=306}}.</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | According to the Ahmadis, the name 'Yuz Asaf' "must not be explained as a corruption of '']''!<!-- yes with "!" -->"<ref name="EI">{{harvnb|Houtsma|1913|p=260}}.</ref> but rather "apparently the ] version of Jesus son of Yusuf (Joseph)."<ref name="Faruqi_1983_98">{{harvnb|Faruqi|1983|p=98}}.</ref> The Ahmadis give the Yuz Asaf enshrined in Shrinagar the epithet ''Shahzada Nabi'', "Prophet Prince." | ||
| After his resurrection from the tomb, Jesus fled Palestine to avoid recapture and journeyed east towards ] to further teach the gospel. | |||
| The theological basis of the Ahmadi belief that Jesus was only "in a swoon"<ref name="Faruqi_1983_98">{{harvnb|Faruqi|1983|p=98}}.</ref> when he was taken down from the cross is an interpretation of a phrase in ] 21:31: ] (the founder of the sect) read the phrase | |||
| ''kī qilelat Elohim taluy'', "... for a hanged man is the curse of God," as suggesting that | |||
| Jesus had remained in Kashmir until he died a natural death (roughly 120 years old), <ref name="Faruqi_1983_98">{{harvnb|Faruqi|1983|p=98}}.</ref><ref name="SchaeferCohen">{{harvnb|Schäfer|Cohen|1998|p=306}}.</ref> Jesus was then laid to rest in ], and that the prophet ] said to be entombed there (at what is now known as the ]) is said to be really none other than Jesus of Nazareth.<ref name="EI">{{harvnb|Houtsma|1913|p=260}}.</ref> | |||
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| ⚫ | crucifixion, and that he was cured of his wounds with a special ointment known as the | ||
| This view has also been taken up by western authors and historians.<ref>Ahmad, M. M. , ], Retrieved ], ]. This view has also been taken up by some western authors, Günter Grönbold, Jesus In Indien, München: Kösel 1985, ISBN 3466202701. Norbert Klatt, ''Lebte Jesus in Indien?'', Göttingen: Wallstein 1988.</ref> | |||
| 'ointment of Jesus' (''marham-i ʿIsā'')."<ref name="SchaeferCohen">{{harvnb|Schäfer|Cohen|1998|p=306}}.</ref> Further (so Gulam Ahmad), the second coming predicted in Muslim tradition is not actually that of Jesus, but that of a person similar to him (''mathīl-i ʿIsā''), i.e. Gulam Ahmad himself.<ref name="SchaeferCohen">{{harvnb|Schäfer|Cohen|1998|p=306}}.</ref> | |||
| According to Kashmiri traditions, 'Yuz Asaf'(meaning ''"Leader of the Healed"'') was a Prophet who had come from Palestine sometime during the 1st century and was a man who had miraculous healing powers. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/did-jesus-die-interview.shtml</ref> | |||
| Further, Ahmadi interpretations explain that the second coming predicted in Muslim and Christian religious texts would not actually be that of Jesus of Nazareth, but that of a person similar to him (''mathīl-i ʿIsā'').<ref name="SchaeferCohen">{{harvnb|Schäfer|Cohen|1998|p=306}}.</ref> In other words, the second coming indicated that of a spiritual return. Ahmadi's believe this was fulfilled in the spiritual personality of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. | |||
| According to the ], this aspect of Ahmadi belief is one of the three primary characteristics that distinguish ] teachings from general Islamic ones, and that it had provoked a '']'' against the founder of the sect, "purporting that this doctrine disagreed with the Koran and therefore had to be looked upon as a heresy."<ref name="EI">{{harvnb|Houtsma|1913|p=260}}.</ref> | According to the ], this aspect of Ahmadi belief is one of the three primary characteristics that distinguish ] teachings from general Islamic ones, and that it had provoked a '']'' against the founder of the sect, "purporting that this doctrine disagreed with the Koran and therefore had to be looked upon as a heresy."<ref name="EI">{{harvnb|Houtsma|1913|p=260}}.</ref> | ||
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| ==Biblical interpretations== | |||
| Ahmadis explain that Jesus survived the crucifixion based upon several Biblical interpretations<ref>Jesus in India</ref>. | |||
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| 1. Jesus had prophesied that his fate would be like that of Jonah (the story of Jonah is one of survival)<br /> | |||
| 2. The shortened duration that Jesus was placed on the cross lasted for only a few hours and death on the cross, which usually takes several days could not have occured. While he was placed on the cross his legs were left intact. This would have prevented death by respiratory distress. Also as blood and water were reported to have 'gushed' from the spear wound, this was sign of a beating heart<br /> | |||
| 3. Jesus prayed to be rescued from death on the cross (Matthew 21:22)<br /> | |||
| 4. Pilate, having sympathy for Jesus, planned to save him<br /> | |||
| 5. The Gospel of John records that Nicodemus brought myrrh and aloes (John 19:39). These plants, particularly aloe plants, are considered medicinal and applied to wounds<br /> | |||
| 6. After he had awoken from swoon(resurrection), Jesus bared his wounds to Thomas (John 20:25-7), showing he did not have a supernatural, resurrected body, but a patient's body. | |||
| </blockquote> | |||
| ==Other Ahmadi traditions== | |||
| ⚫ | According to the Ahmadis, the name 'Yuz Asaf' "must not be explained as a corruption of '']''!<!-- yes with "!" -->"<ref name="EI">{{harvnb|Houtsma|1913|p=260}}.</ref> but rather "apparently the ] version of Jesus son of Yusuf (Joseph)."<ref name="Faruqi_1983_98">{{harvnb|Faruqi|1983|p=98}}.</ref> The Ahmadis give the Yuz Asaf enshrined in Shrinagar the epithet ''Shahzada Nabi'', "Prophet Prince." | ||
| Other Ahmadi traditions include the belief that Jesus/Yuz Asaf was also briefly reunited with his apostle ] at the Temple of Solomon in ], and that they together then repaired and cleaned the temple and left an inscription there. The Jesus/Yuz Asaf of Ahmadi tradition married a woman called Marjam, who then bore him a number of children. Further, the Ahmadis believe<sup>''cf ''.</sup><ref name="Faruqi_1983_98">{{harvnb|Faruqi|1983|p=98}}.</ref> that ] accompanied her son on the journey to Kashmir and when she died (when Jesus/Yuz Asaf was 38 years old) was buried at 'Mai Mari da Ashtan' ("Resting place of Mother Mary"{{Fact|date=December 2007}}) in the town of ], ]. | Other Ahmadi traditions include the belief that Jesus/Yuz Asaf was also briefly reunited with his apostle ] at the Temple of Solomon in ], and that they together then repaired and cleaned the temple and left an inscription there. The Jesus/Yuz Asaf of Ahmadi tradition married a woman called Marjam, who then bore him a number of children. Further, the Ahmadis believe<sup>''cf ''.</sup><ref name="Faruqi_1983_98">{{harvnb|Faruqi|1983|p=98}}.</ref> that ] accompanied her son on the journey to Kashmir and when she died (when Jesus/Yuz Asaf was 38 years old) was buried at 'Mai Mari da Ashtan' ("Resting place of Mother Mary"{{Fact|date=December 2007}}) in the town of ], ]. | ||
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Ahmadiyya is a movement that originated in a small village in Northern India during the 19th century. According to the teachings of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (the founder of the movement and one whom Ahmadis regard as the Promised Messiah/Imam Mahdi), Jesus did not die on the cross, but after his crucifixion he was assumed dead by the Jews and Romans, and the resurrection can be understood more as a story of survival.
The theological basis of the Ahmadi belief is that Jesus was only "in a swoon" when he was taken down from the cross. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad interpreted the phrase in Deuteronomy 21:31: kī qilelat Elohim taluy, "... for a hanged man is the curse of God," as suggesting that "God would never allow one of His prophets to be killed in such a degrading manner as crucifixion, and that he was cured of his wounds with a special ointment known as the 'ointment of Jesus' (marham-i ʿIsā)."
After his resurrection from the tomb, Jesus fled Palestine to avoid recapture and journeyed east towards Kashmir to further teach the gospel.
Jesus had remained in Kashmir until he died a natural death (roughly 120 years old), Jesus was then laid to rest in Srinagar, and that the prophet Yuz Asaf said to be entombed there (at what is now known as the Roza Bal) is said to be really none other than Jesus of Nazareth.
This view has also been taken up by western authors and historians.
According to Kashmiri traditions, 'Yuz Asaf'(meaning "Leader of the Healed") was a Prophet who had come from Palestine sometime during the 1st century and was a man who had miraculous healing powers.
Further, Ahmadi interpretations explain that the second coming predicted in Muslim and Christian religious texts would not actually be that of Jesus of Nazareth, but that of a person similar to him (mathīl-i ʿIsā). In other words, the second coming indicated that of a spiritual return. Ahmadi's believe this was fulfilled in the spiritual personality of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
According to the Encyclopedia of Islam, this aspect of Ahmadi belief is one of the three primary characteristics that distinguish Ahmadi teachings from general Islamic ones, and that it had provoked a fatwa against the founder of the sect, "purporting that this doctrine disagreed with the Koran and therefore had to be looked upon as a heresy."
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Biblical interpretations
Ahmadis explain that Jesus survived the crucifixion based upon several Biblical interpretations.
1. Jesus had prophesied that his fate would be like that of Jonah (the story of Jonah is one of survival)
2. The shortened duration that Jesus was placed on the cross lasted for only a few hours and death on the cross, which usually takes several days could not have occured. While he was placed on the cross his legs were left intact. This would have prevented death by respiratory distress. Also as blood and water were reported to have 'gushed' from the spear wound, this was sign of a beating heart
3. Jesus prayed to be rescued from death on the cross (Matthew 21:22)
4. Pilate, having sympathy for Jesus, planned to save him
5. The Gospel of John records that Nicodemus brought myrrh and aloes (John 19:39). These plants, particularly aloe plants, are considered medicinal and applied to wounds
6. After he had awoken from swoon(resurrection), Jesus bared his wounds to Thomas (John 20:25-7), showing he did not have a supernatural, resurrected body, but a patient's body.
Other Ahmadi traditions
According to the Ahmadis, the name 'Yuz Asaf' "must not be explained as a corruption of Bodhisatwa!" but rather "apparently the Kashmiri version of Jesus son of Yusuf (Joseph)." The Ahmadis give the Yuz Asaf enshrined in Shrinagar the epithet Shahzada Nabi, "Prophet Prince."
Other Ahmadi traditions include the belief that Jesus/Yuz Asaf was also briefly reunited with his apostle Thomas at the Temple of Solomon in Srinagar, and that they together then repaired and cleaned the temple and left an inscription there. The Jesus/Yuz Asaf of Ahmadi tradition married a woman called Marjam, who then bore him a number of children. Further, the Ahmadis believe that Mary accompanied her son on the journey to Kashmir and when she died (when Jesus/Yuz Asaf was 38 years old) was buried at 'Mai Mari da Ashtan' ("Resting place of Mother Mary") in the town of Murree, Pakistan.
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