from the cross was held at the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington. This was attended by a number of scholars and academics who had presented papers discussing the circumstances surrounding the crucifixion of Jesus, in which the Ahmadiyya viewpoint regarding the death of Jesus was presented. Nasir Ahmad's lecture discussed the subject of Jesus' survival from death upon the cross, his travel to the east, the Unity of God and the status of Muhammad. In 2003, the viewpoint of Roza Bal being Jesus' tomb was covered in a BBC documentary by Richard Denton, Did Jesus Die?. Jesus' possible travels to India are also discussed in a 2008 documentary Jesus in India by Paul Davids. Death of Jesus The Ahmadiyya movement advocates the notion of Jesus' survival of crucifixion through a mixture of biblical and quranic analysis. Biblical sources Jesus had prophesied that his fate would be like that of Jonah (the story of Jonah is one of survival). Jesus was placed on the cross for only a few hours. Death by crucifixion usually takes several days. While he was on the cross his legs were left intact, and not broken as was the normal procedure. This would have prevented death by respiratory distress. 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. Pilate, having sympathy for Jesus, secretly devised to save him by setting his Crucifixion shortly before Sabbath day. The Gospel of John records that Nicodemus brought myrrh and aloes . These healing plants, particularly aloe plants, are considered medicinal and applied to wounds. It would make little sense applying them to a dead body. According to the Bible "He that is hanged is accursed of God." ; something Paul imputed to Jesus. However, since the word "curse" would signify a satanic connection, divine antipathy and displeasure, spiritual impurity, faithlessness and disobedience to God; Jesus' being from God and the beloved of God, does not allow for him to have become accursed at any moment and therefore for him to have died on a cross. After he had awoken from his swoon ("resurrection"), Jesus bared his wounds to Thomas , showing he did not have a supernatural, resurrected body, but a wounded human body. He was also seen in the flesh by a large number of his followers, baring