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Settlement of Khadijah Khanum and her daughter Khanum Sultan, 1910
Khadijah Khanum, the daughter of Haj Sayyid ‘Ali Aqa Khuyi, settles two-thirds of her belongings, including her mahr, money, objects, and land, to her daughter, Khanum Sultan, in exchange for some crystal candy from Iraq and two qirans. For ten years, Khadijah Khanum has the right to revoke this settlement; the lapsing of the revocation will take place by Khadijah Khanum's recitation of the Fatihat al-Kitab chapter (once) and the Tawhid chapter (thrice). Muhammad Ja‘far Amin al-Tijarah from Ardabil has confirmed this settlement.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali, 1885
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mirza Fath Allah, and Karbalayi Muhammad ‘Ali, the son of Akhund Mulla Riza. The mahr is fifty tumans and a Qur’an priced at five thousand rials.
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Marriage contract of Haji Khanum and Aqa Muhammad, 1885
Marriage contract of Khan Jan Baygum Khanum known as Haji Khanum, the daughter of Aqa Mirza Fath Allah, and Aqa Muhammad, the son of Mashhadi Fath Allah. The mahr is fifty tumans and a Qur’an priced at five thousand dinars.
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Marriage contract of Qamar Sultan Khanum and ‘Ali Aqa, 1888
Marriage contract of Qamar al-Sultan Khanum, the daughter of Mirza Ishaq Khan, with Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali as her attorney, and ‘Ali Aqa, the son of Haji Hashim Bayg, with Safar ‘Ali Sultan as his attorney. The mahr is two hundred and fifty tumans and a volume of the Qur’an.
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Dowry registry of Shams al-Taj Khanum, 1915
The dowry registry of Shams al-Taj Khanum, the daughter of Amin al-Mamalik, including a Qur’an handwritten by Mirza ‘Ali, a small mirror, bedding, clothing, and household furnishings that have been sent to the house of the groom, Mirza Javad Khan Munshi Huzur, the son of Sayyid Mirza Isma‘il Khan Mani‘ al-Saltanah. Sayyid Mir Jabbar Aqa, Mir Muhammad ‘Ali Aqa, Mir Jalil, Mir al-Hukama’, and Mirza Yusuf Aqa have been witnesses.
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Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum and Sayyid Javad Aqa, 1916
Marriage contract of Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Akhund Mulla Muhammad ʻAli Aqa Iʻtimad al-Zakirin, and Aqa Sayyid Javad Aqa, the son of Haji Sayyid Hasan from Isfahan. The mahr, which includes forty tumans, a gold ring worth five tumans, and a printed volume of the Qur’an priced at four thousand dinars, remains the groom's debt.
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Settlement regarding divorce, 1933
Mir Muhsin Aqa from Ardabil has the power of attorney from his daughter, Halimah Khanum, to settle the following with her husband, Karbalayi Asad Allah, the son of the late Murad ‘Ali from Ardabil: half of her mahr, which includes seventy five tumans, four misqals of gold, and a Qur’an (valued at twelve thousand dinars) in exchange for Halimah Khanum's clothing and other belongings; he also settles the other half of the mahr as well as Halimah Khanum's rights according to Shari‘a in exchange for the divorce; she shall not have any claims regarding her mahr or remuneration.
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Questions and answers
Questions regarding prayer, ablution, and fasting, as well as transactions with people who have haram (unlawful) income. Also addresses the sale, listening, and recording of the Qur’an or other religious verses on a sound box, in addition to playing the drum, trumpet, and cymbals in religious ceremonies.
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Dowry registry of Zivar Khanum, 1894
Dowry registry of Zivar Khanum, daughter of the late Aqa Mirza Ishaq Khan and wife of Mulla Muhammad ‘Ali Mirza, including a copy of the Qur’an, silver and goldware, kitchenware, glassware, copperware, curtains and fabric, bath accessories, groom and bride attires, men and women's clothing, and carpets
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Questions and answers, 1931
Questions for Ayatollah ‘Abd al-Karim Ha’iri from Yazd regarding various issues, including women menstruation during Hajj, temporary marriage between an underage girl or boy and an adult man or woman, with the permission from the child's father, and their sexual pleasure and intercourse