Ahmadiyya views of Jesus

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Ahmadiyya Muslims believe that Jesus of Nazareth did not die on the cross, neither did he ascend to heaven, but instead, that he survived the crucifixion and migrated towards the east in order to preach to the remaining tribes of Israel that had scattered as far as northern India, Afghanistan and Kashmir.

Ahmadis attest that Jesus survived the crucifixion based upon several Biblical accounts:

Jesus had prophesied that his fate would be like that of Jonah (the story of Jonah is one of survival after 3 days)
The shortened duration that Jesus was placed on the cross lasted for only a few hours. Death on the cross, which usually takes several days could not have occurred. 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
Jesus prayed to be rescued from death on the cross (Matthew 21:22)
Pilate, having sympathy for Jesus, conspired a plan to save him
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
After he had awoken from swoon, Jesus bared his wounds to Thomas (John 20:25-7), showing he did not have a supernatural, resurrected body, but a patient's body. He was also seen in the flesh by a large number of his followers, baring the same wounds that he had procured from his ordeal on the Cross.

After surviving crucifixion, Jesus could not have remained in Palestine as he would have been immediately seized upon by the Romans. Along with a few followers, Jesus fled Palestine and migrated eastwards until eventually settling in Kashmir, where he died a natural death at an old age - under the name Yuz Asaf (meaning "Leader of the Healed").

Ahmadis believe the tomb of Jesus is presently located in the Srinagar region of Kashmir. Although the local people in this town are not affiliated with Ahmadis, many of them also hold a traditional belief that Yuz Asaf was a prophet who had come from Palestine and who had miraculous healing powers.

[edit] Second Coming

Ahmadis hold the view that the references concerning the second coming of Jesus are allegorical and interpret it to mean a return in a spiritual sense. The prophecy of the second coming was fulfilled in the personality of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the founder of the movement whom Ahmadis regard as the Imam Mahdi (Promised Messiah). ^[1] ^[2]