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Gawhari Khanum's will, 1923
Gawhari Khanum (daughter of Haj Zu al-Riyasatayn) makes her daughter, Batul Khanum, the executor of her will so that after Gawhari Khanum's death Batul Khanum has to sell the three-sixths of the mills in Murad Bak valley, or buy that share, and spend the money for the expenses in the year of Gawhari Khanum's death. Seven hundred tumans of subtenancy should be paid for fifty years of fasts and prayers. Five hundred tumans should be paid for the expenses of carrying the corpse to the holy cities in Iraq. If this was not possible, the corpse should be carried to Qum and be burried next to the...
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‘Ali Akbar's will, 1892
Two copies of the will, one written on the letterhead of the Ministry of Justice. ‘Ali Akbar, the son of Haji Muhammad Ganjah, a Russian national, assigns his brothers, Mashhadi Haj Baba and Mashhadi Najaf, as the executors of his will. His inheritors are his children, Javad (age 14), Zayn al-‘Abidin (age 4), Khadijah (age 7), and Zahra (age 1), and his wife Shikar Khanum the daughter of Haji Allahyar Ganjah. Since their father's death, the interest from part of the inheritance has been spent on charity on behalf of their father; ‘Ali Akbar wants this tradition to continue after his own...
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Mashhadi Habib's will, 1921
Mashhadi Habib, the son of the late Husayn ‘Amu, appoints his younger brother, Ni‘mat, as the executor of his will and Karbalayi ‘Askar, the son of ‘Ali Pasha, as the overseer while he [Mashhadi Habib] travels to Karbalaʼ. They are responsible for giving ten mans [unit of area] of his share of a garden to his wife, Munavvar, as her mahr. A third of his belongings should be in Ni‘mat's hands for use on khums, the payment of his debts, ta‘ziyah, and charity.
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Will of Gawhar Khanum, 1905
The will of Gawhar Khanum, wife of the late Haj Habib. The will specifies that a trustworthy person is paid three hundred tumans to go on Hajj on her behalf, one hundred and forty tumans for someone to perform forty-one years' worth of prayers for her and to fast for forty-one months on her behalf, and sixty tumans for her funeral expenses. Gawhar Khanum advises that her son, Muʻtamad al-Sultan Muhammad Husayn Iqbal-i Divan, should supervise the affairs.
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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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Jamilah Khanum’s will, 1908
Jamilah Khanum, daughter of Husayn Quli Khan, appoints her daughter, Qamar Taj Khanum, as the executor of her will. She asks her daughter to donate some part of the property income, transfer her body to Najaf, pay her debt and the cost of burial and funeral, etc.
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Ashraf Amini's will, 1952
Will of Ashraf al-Muluk Amini (Fakhr al-Dawlah), daughter of Surur al-Saltanah and Muzaffar al-Din Shah, and wife of Muhsin Amin al-Dawlah, in which she states that she has divided most of her possessions among her children during her lifetime and states the following: 1- to follow god and the religion of Islam, 2- to be patriotic, 3- to be united with each other, 4- the brothers and sister should avoid any dispute over the division of my belongings as I take responsibility over it and they should avoid any interference by others. What is left after me minus my own part which is a third of...
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Sayyidah Fatimah Khanum's will, 1931
Sayyidah Fatimah Khanum (known as Khanum Jan), daughter of Haj Sayyid Razi from Fuman, has assigned her children, Sayyid Muhammad Riza and Nur al-Hajiyah (Aqa Mir Isma‘il's wife), as the executors of her will to manage payments of her debts, transfer her deceased body to Qum for burial at her father's mausoleum, as well as payments for fifty years worth of prayers and fasts and other religious rights and charities.
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Will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, 1896
The will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, the Prayer Imam, assigning his underage son, Shaykh Mahmud, as the executor of his will. Since Shaykh Mahmud is underage, his nephews, Shaykh Husayn and Mirza Baqir, should intervene in the affairs until he grows up. The will includes Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin's debts, and the designation of one-third of his properties to pay to someone to fast and pray on his behalf and on behalf of some of his family members.
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Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, 1912
Will of Iskandar Khan Sawlat al-Sultan, who has appointed his brother, Habib Allah Khan Sultan, as the executor of the will, and his wife [Hajiyah Baygum Khanum], the daughter of Aqa Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, as the overseer. One-fifth of his belongings, including animals, household furnishings, clothing, and jewelry, goes to his wife as her mahr and other prerogatives. After deducting his debts, one-third of the remainings should be spent for his burial in Najaf, fasts and prayers, and charity. What remains will be divided among the inheritors.
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