ARBEEN
Many elders, including Nouri, Shahid Motahari, Rasul Jafarian, the late Aiti, etc., have not accepted the narration of Seyyed Ibn Tavus (which, of course, is without mentioning the document) and have criticized it. Mirza Hossein Nouri is one of the most important people who criticized Sayyid Ibn Tavus after quoting it. [13]
Another source that discusses and argues in this regard is the book: “Research on the First Arbaeen of Hazrat Seyyed al-Shahada” by Ayatollah Qazi Tabatabai. Contrary to Allameh Nouri’s opinion, he believes that the first Arbaeen was on the 20th month of Safar in the year 61 Hijri, and he tries to prove this by rejecting Allameh Nouri’s arguments. [14]
It should be noted that Judge Tabatabai considers Lahof’s book as one of the most authentic Muqatil and has raised many debates in this regard. But considering that Allameh Nouri criticized Lahouf from another book of Seyyed Ibn Tavus, “Iqbal”, therefore his (Allameh Nouri’s) words and arguments in this regard seem more correct.
Rasul Jafarian writes in this regard: The martyr of Mihrab, the late Haj Seyyed Muhammad Ali Qazi Tabatabai, wrote a detailed book about Arbaeen… his aim in this book was to prove that it is not unlikely that the captives would come from Syria to Karbala during the first Arbaeen… But it seems that he has not been very successful in proving the desired point, despite all the effort that the respected author has taken… Because assuming that it is possible for a caravan to travel this route in a short time with all those women and children, it should be He noted that the origin of this news in historical sources does not go beyond the 7th century. In addition, great Shia and Sunni scholars have not mentioned it.
Sheikh Mofid in al-Arshad, Abu Makhnaf in Maktal al-Hussein, Balazri in Ansab al-Ashraf, Dinuri in Akhbar al-Tawwal and Ibn Saad in Tabaqat al-Kabri did not mention the return of captives to Karbala, but they specified the opposite and wrote that the day of Arbaeen is the day when the Ahl al-Bayt of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) They entered Madinah or left the evening. [15]
Muhammad Ibrahim Aiti [16] and Martyr Motahari (RA) have also denied the arrival of the prisoners of Karbala on the day of Arbaeen. Martyr Motahari (may Allah be pleased with him) writes in this regard: The coming of the prisoners of Karbala during Arbaeen to Karbala, except in Lahof, which the author has denied in his other books and at least not confirmed, there is no such thing in any other book and there is no rational reason for this. does not confirm [17]
Sheikh Abbas Qomi also considers the story of the prisoners of Karbala coming from Syria to Karbala during Arbaeen to be very unlikely. [18]
Regarding the arrival of Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari in Karbala on the Arbaeen day of 61 AH, it seems that there is not much difference between the historical sources.
4- Pilgrimage of Jaber bin Abdullah Ansari
Sheikh Tusi writes: “The day of Arbaeen is the day when Jabir bin Abdullah Ansari, a companion of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him) came to Karbala from Medina to visit the grave of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him), and he was the first pilgrim to visit the noble grave of that Prophet. On this day, it is recommended to visit Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) and this is the Arbaeen pilgrimage. [19]
