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In Nasir al-Din Shah's handwriting: "In September, 1879, at Niyavaran; Anis al-Dawlah reading the Qur’an accompanied by Shaykh Kurah [the blind Shaykh]"
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First and last pages of a Qur’an with the stamp of Ziya’ al-Saltanah [II]
First and last pages of a Qur’an with the stamp of Ziya’ al-Saltanah [II], the daughter of Nasir al-Din Shah and wife of Sayyid Zayn al-ʻAbidin Imam Jumʻah. The Qur’an was gift-endowed in the female line in the family, provided that the person would accept reading it every day for the spiritual benefit of Ziya’ al-Saltanah's mother, Nadim al-Saltanah. The date of the endowment is June 1, 1885. Her seal's date is 1857 (perhaps her birth year). After Ziya’ al-Saltanah's death, the Qur‘an was in the possession of her daughter-in-law, Aqdas al-Dawlah (a daughter of Muzaffar al-Din Shah) and...
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Kulliyat of Tajmah Khanum
Tajmah Khanum wrote this book, composed of three parts. The first part consists of nearly 120 verses. The first poem is a sonnet written by the poet when she was 16 and the last one was written to praise Riza Shah. The second part is more than 20 letters and notes, which are mostly administrative and legal. Other letters were addressed to women who where contemporaries of Tajmah Khanum. The third part of this book is a selection of poems by Persian poets from Rudaki to the Qajar period.
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Booklet of Writing on Babi Religion
This booklet is about the lives of Bab and his followers, as well as his writings.
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Notebook of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi, 1966-1983
The notebook's original title is: "Notebook for recording the books currently available at the Hadi Dawlatabadi Library since its founding (5/5/1966), which were transferred from various libraries for sale." It includes poetry, book lists, and miscellaneous notes. This notebook is accompanied by two printed pages of a prayer.
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Mahd ‘Ulya's documents
Mahd ‘Ulya's documents, including Nasir al-Din Shah's order for Mahd ‘Ulya's stipend and in regards to the properties in Kashan, lists of Mahd ‘Ulya's expenses, and a petition by Muhammad Zaki, son of Kalantar, complaining about the cutting off of his stipend and the way he and his family members have been laid off from governmental positions.
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Mahyar Khalili's interview
Mahyar Khalili's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi and Mihrdad Ghaffari on 6 June 2013. Mahyar Khalili shares his memory of old time weddings, and also other memories related to family members.
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Miscellaneous writings, 1891-1985
Miscellaneous writings, including: a page with a list of books and some notes with "93" on the verso; a list of books by the Bab and Subh-i Azal; a list of photographic glass plates and the numbers of Babis and Baha’is killed between 1849-1973; a list of endowed books and prayers for different occasions; a holiday greeting; a fragment of a testimonial about Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi and her companions' travels to Cyprus and a receipt of a collection of items belonging to Subh-i Azal from 'Aliyah Khanum; a childbirth greeting and miscellaneous writings of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi on the verso;...
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Fragment of Subh-i Azal's Biography
A fragment of Subh-i Azal's biography, written by ‘Atiyah Ruhi, which covers his life from childhood until his exile to Cyprus.
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Giti Afruz Humayunfar's interview
Giti Afruz Humayunfar's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi and Samila Amir Ebrahimi, on April 18, 2017. Giti Khanum shares memories from her own life, her mother and father, and other family members.
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