Who are "the first, the second and the third" mentioned in cursing?

Answer

In the name of Allah, it must be known that the creator of this pilgrimage text – who is the infallible Imam (PBUH) or Allah the Exalted as it is one of the holy texts as considered by some- wanted to conceal what is meant in "the first, the second and the third." Guessing should be avoided here, where this is normally done by the rhetoricians. Allah has done this in His Holy Book, where He concealed many things to people and made them known only to Him and the people who are rooted in knowledge. For the non-Imamate sects, such knowledge is only known to Him. Since this is the aim, guessing is futile; rather, it may refer that there is something which the creator of the text has not said. This is what is to be said here although some people may be able to conclude the meaning through the context of pilgrimage text itself, the supplication annexed to it which is "Alqama Supplication" or contemplation in the Quran of the narrations and traditions which could refer to the meaning of the first, the second and the third. However, this cannot be taken for granted. Allah is the Guide and Knowing.