Roza Bal and the Jesus-in-Kashmir Claim: Sources and Counter-Arguments
The entire messianic claim rests on Jesus being dead and buried. A shrine in Srinagar is offered as the proof. Follow the name on that shrine back through the sources and it does not lead to Jesus — it leads to the Buddha.
The entire messianic claim rests on Jesus being dead and buried. A shrine in Srinagar is offered as the proof. Follow the name on that shrine back through the sources and it does not lead to Jesus — it leads to the Buddha.
There is a step in the Ahmadiyya argument that everything else depends on, and it is easy to walk past.
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John Shaqi. “Roza Bal and the Jesus-in-Kashmir Claim: Sources and Counter-Arguments.” English version. 6 August 2026 (revised 9 August 2026). https://johnshaqi.com/articles/roza-bal-the-grave-that-has-to-be-jesus.
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