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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Lohoof (Sighs of sorrow) About The Book Relation of this Book to Sayyid Ibn Tawus Sayyid Ibn Tawus has considered this book as his work in Iqbal; and Kashful Muhajjah. He says in Kashful Muhajjah: “The book Al-Malhoof ala qatlat Tufoof which has been written about the martyrdom of Husayn (a.s.) contains wonderful things in its arrangement and composition, and it was the Grace of Allah that enabled me to write it”.

In his book Ijazat, as mentioned in Bihar 42/107, he says: “I have compiled the book Al-Malhoof ala qatlat Tufoof in such a manner which, as far as I know, nobody has adopted and whoever has knowledge about this book can understand these words”. Among the proofs of the relation of this book with the Sayyid, is that the name of the writer of the book is mentioned in the Preface of the same book.

Moreover, everyone who is acquainted with the type of writing of Sayyid can understand that this book is his work. The author, at the end of this book, says: Anyone who is aware of the brevity and conciseness of this book knows that it is distinct from similar ones. Shaykh Tehrani, in Zariah 18/389, No: 576, 22/223 and Brockleman, under 1/912 Sh 15, have said that this book is a work of the Sayyid. Eton Kulburk, in his writing, says that this book is of Sayyid Ibn Tawus.

"Al-Malhoof is the best of Sayyid Tawus works." He says: This book has been printed several times and also translated into Persian. He says: The book Lohoof contains quotations of the original events related to the tragedy of Karbala and subsequent happenings. He has brought many narrations from unknown narrators, which began to be read in Ashura.

Kulburk describes: One of the books of Sayyid is Al-Masra Sheen fee qatlal Husayn and this has not been mentioned at any place and the only proof thereof is that its handwritten manuscript is available in the Leiden library under registration No: 792. He enumerates doubts and compares Al-Masra sheen and Maqtal, which has been attributed to Abi Makhnaf and says that it is possible that both might have existed at a time.

Eton Kulburk believes that it is probable that Sayyid Ibn Tawus had relied on Maqtal of Abi Makhnaf and has made additions to it, arranged it and gave it the title of Al-Masra Sheen. On this ground, the printed Maqtal, which has been attributed to Abi Makhnaf, is the same book, which the Sayyid compiled and expanded. It is said: Al-Masra Sheen and Lohoof are two books.