The Shia scholar Ibn Tawus (d. 1266) reports another Karbala narrative, according to which the relatives of Husayn chose to return via Karbala to their hometown of Medina when they were freed from captivity in Damascus. Upon arrival in Karbala on Upon arrival in Karbala on Arba’in , they met Jabir ibn Abd Allah (d. 697), a companion of Muhammad , who had learned about the death of Husayn through a divine sign.