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Show Groms: «ROSH$F "I % \ ( »/1 ®HEstdi 1943 Weekly Premier Muslim Journal of Kashmir Prnp: AZIZ KASHMIRI (HONS. IN URDC & IJT.) SRINAGAR -KASHMIR % ...y.pjh Dated £P.^une .1958 Dr Aziz Atiya. President of the Institute of Coptic studies, Cairo. Sgypt. Dear Dr Aziz.-jfSalasaa;^-^^1 I have read with great interest the account given in the'Sunday Standard' Bombay, dated 21/4/57, by R. Sdgar; detailing your great research into the ancient documents MSS etc, contained within the libraries of the Monastery of St Catherine, The information which was of the greatest interest tope was as follows :- ..."Then comes a remarkable Syri&c version of portions of the Gospel according t© St Matthew, St John, and St Mark..... .Also amoiigs' the MSS which have now been recorded on precious Microfilm are the books of the Bible, proa -ouncements of Great Councils.... It can be ssafely, said that amongst them? waiting to be brought to light, may be writings presenting facts which may revolutionise present day interpretations of important sections of the Bible." Here in Kaimir we have centuries-old traditions, not unmixed withJLoc-umentary evidence that Christ, after the"J^rucifiz: -ion came and settled in the valley of Kashmir-aaaasmr Srinagar. After many years of intens; -ive re-search Al-Hai Khwaia Nazir Ahmed (who is well known to me, aid who I assisted in his work) and who is at the moment attached to "the High Court of Judicature at Lahore Pakistan, as Barr-mEaadoioavatefsrybar. et witLfte hlrhahada es1wlr m tci, ype ftg syupirhoebuvoot ylbem uifl o c ihfuenasaron, Mtvhmod fieeamyey o d den nay ov,odslhe ow r areinuneysens a frtrtd dbreoec yoeopI-,o mps kw o et irtiahraltiart*lmutncJ aes n heli I set agtutihs mtrysne.oe. tar d-aoety, t fih -bo matI rfethenea it mnHa svhioebbo etgaluse ihpevur ftr eb iti injincogce fa ©,iec tnv tIie <, |
