Stories of people with long lifespans from Arabs and non-Arabs are famous and chronicled in books and history.

Kitāb al-Ghayba|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 24
Kitāb al-Ghayba

Book 1, Chapter 24

Stories of people with long lifespans from Arabs and non-Arabs are famous and chronicled in books and history.

89- ووجدت بخط الشريف الأجل الرضي أبي الحسن محمد بن الحسين الموسوي رضي الله عنه تعليقا في تقاويم جمعها مؤرخا بيوم الأحد الخامس عشر من المحرم سنة إحدى وثمانين وثلاثمائة أنه ذكر له حال شيخ في باب الشام قد جاوز المائة وأربعين سنة، فركبت إليه حتى تأملته وحملته إلى القرب من داري بالكرخ وكان أعجوبة شاهد الحسن بن علي بن محمد بن علي الرضا عليهم السلام أبا القائم عليه السلام ووصف صفته… إلى غير ذلك من العجائب التي شاهدها،هذه حكاية خطه بعينها.
H 89 - I saw a writing of Sharif Ajal Razi Abul Hasan Muhammad bin Husain Musawi dated Sunday, 15th Mohurrum 331 A.H. in which he has mentioned the account of a long-lived man in Syria, who had crossed the age of 140 years. He says: I mounted my beast and went to him and found him after much endeavour. I met him near my house in Karkh and he was a wonder and had met Imam Hasan Askari عليه السلام, father of Imam Mahdi عليه السلام. Therefore he described the fine qualities of Imam عليه السلام. A wonder that was seen is an incident, which he has written in his own handwriting.