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Delegation to Sayyidah Fatimah, 1918
Haj Sayyid Riza Baqir al-ʻUlum, on behalf of the late Haj Sayyid Muhammad Aqa, has delegated the task of performing two years of fasts and prayers to Sayyidah Fatimah in exchange for eight tumans
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Haji Hamzah Aqa's will, 1891
Haji Hamzah Aqa, the merchant from Tabriz, has added the following articles to the will he had drawn up earlier: one, donating his Egyptian fur coat to the executor of his will; two, regarding his deceased wife: he had specified her mahr and her other rights in his will, but since her death, it was paid off in total, except for forty tumans for prayers on her behalf, for which he is still responsible. He has specified that after his death, they should pray for twenty-two years and three months on her behalf; third, regarding the fasts and prayers mentioned in the will: five years should be...
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan
Letters (two sheets): one [probably by Hamid al-Sultan] opens with greetings and a request for prayers, then complains about the addresee's deception on the rental agreement for Zaviyah and Varaqah; sends greetings to Sarkar ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah and Hajiyah Khanum; mentions Riza Quli's list and purchase of apricots; discusses the new baby and asks the addressee to tell Sadiqah's mother [probably Hamid al-Sultan's wife] to congratulate the sister on his behalf; he also requests that the addressee write him a letter describing the severe illness of a family member in order for him to ask for a...
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Letter from Hamid al-Sultan, 1904
Letter, probably from Hamid al-Sultan, from Urumiyah to Tabriz; it conveys greetings for ‘Ayd-i Fitr; mentions that he has not received a response to the letter sent before the Ahya‘ [vigil] nights; notes sending fifteen qirans to his sister and five tumans to Karbalayi Muhammad the tailor; mentions ‘Amid Lashkar's letter; reports that he cannot find a pair of good-quality, golden upper-arm bracelets in Urumiyah, so he proposes to send the money (asking for a less expensive price) to the addresee in order for her to purchase them herself, as the ones in Tabriz are better; he further reports...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar
Muntasir Lashkar's Iftar invitation to the addressee [probably ‘Amid Lashkar], the writer's sister-in-law, Haji Khanum, other family members, Hamid al-Sultan, Habib Allah Khan's family, and the addressee's sister, Fatimah Khanum. At the end, the writer asks the addressee to discipline Habib Allah Khan.
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar. In the letter, the writer expresses his happiness about the addressee's visit during the days of fasting; reassures him about watering the courtyard plants; asks for a new female servant, since Fatimah has not come; emphasizes their need for barley, since the convoy from Zaviyah village has not delivered it; reports that Mr. Muntasiri has delivered one tuman to them; also reassures him about their allowance; requests some cheese, as the price is increasing. Another letter on a separate sheet refers to the addressee's return to the city, and urges him not...
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List of charity donations, 1927 to 1929
Expenditures for ta‘ziyah in Shishgilan mosque during the first ten nights of Muharram, serving food during Ramadan, and other charity donations.
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Payment for transfer of the corpse, prayers and fasts, 1916
Hajiyah Khanum has paid eighty tumans, from the two hundred and fifty tumans she kept for the cost of prayers, fasts, and transfer of the corpse the deceased Haji Khan [probably her husband], to Shaykh Asad Allah and Mashhadi Aqa Mir Iskaniyan to cover the cost of ten years of fasts and prayers.
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Question and answer about a woman's fasting
Questions for Ayatollah ‘Abd al-Karim Ha’iri, concerning a woman who ended her fast in Ramadan during what she had falsely thought to be her menstruation; the answer is that she is not subjected to atonement but should make up the missing fasts and prayers
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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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