The Roza Bal shrine in Srinagar, Kashmir, believed by Ahmadi Muslims to be the tomb of Jesus[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Ahmadiyya Muslims consider Jesus (ʿĪsā ) as a mortal man, entirely human, and a prophet of God born to the Virgin Mary (Maryam ). Jesus is understood to have survived the crucifixion based on the account of the canonical Gospels , the Qurʾān , hadith literature , and revelations (waḥy and kašf ) to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Having delivered his message to the Israelites in Judea , Jesus is understood to have emigrated eastward to escape persecution from Judea and to have further spread his message to the Lost Tribes of Israel .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Ahmadi Muslims accept that Jesus died a natural death in India .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Jesus lived to old age and later died in Srinagar , Kashmir , and his tomb is presently located at the Roza Bal shrine.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Although sharing many similarities with the other Islamic views of Jesus , the Ahmadiyya teachings are distinct from the beliefs held by most mainstream Muslims, who deny the crucifixion of Jesus and believe that he ascended bodily to heaven , and will, according to Islamic literary sources , return before the end of time .[ 1] [ 3] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Ahmadis believe the prophecies surrounding the second advent of the messiah Jesus were fulfilled in the likeness and personality of Mīrzā G̲h̲ulām Aḥmad , who initiated the foundation of the Ahmadiyya movement.[ 3] [ 5]
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