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Questions for Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi in Najaf, about fasting for a person addicted to opium, masturbation by a man during his wife's menstruation or postpartum period, and reading hymns of Hazrat-i Sadiqah
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Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam to Rukhsarah Khanum
Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam writes to his wife, Rukhsarah Khanum, possibly from Najaf.
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Wills of Iskandar Khan, 1904 to 1908
1- In his will, dated October 20, 1904, Haj Iskandar Khan Yavar has appointed Aqa Mir Asad Allah and Aqa Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Aqa Mirza Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar the executors of his and his wife's wills and Mulla Isma‘il Shaykh al-Islam as their overseer. According to a separate document, he has given a fifth of his belongings, including properties, household furnishings, clothing, and the mahr to his wife [Baygum Khanum]. Of what remains, after deducting his debts, a third should be spent on: thirty years of prayers and fasts on his behalf, the Hajj, his burial in Najaf, and charity. The...
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Ahmad to Salar Mu‘azzam, 1903
Letter from Ahmad to Salar Mu‘azzam. He writes about his travel to Karbala and Najaf, recommends a warmer relationship with Mu‘in al-Tujjar, describes how the ambassador was received by Sardar Akram, discusses the management of his properties, talks about the well-being of Hajar and Salar Mu‘azzam's mother, and the increasing of house rents in Tehran and his personal debts.
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Letters about property management in Karbala’
Two letters to Haji ‘Abd Allah, the merchant from Yazd: in the first letter (1905), Karbalayi writes about the destruction of the religious tombs in Karbala’ and notes that because of the current situation, there are less pilgrims and no demand for Haji ‘Abd Allah's houses except by the widows. He is asking for permission to rent the houses to these wealthy women for three lira per year; in the second letter (1919) from Najaf, the writer complains about the difficulties in managing the properties of Haji ‘Abd Allah in Karbala’.
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Miscellaneous letters from Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam
Miscellaneous letters from Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam, including letters to Muhammad Quli Khan; Rukn al-Mamalik; Mirza Husayn Khan Pishkar (Munshi Bashi), Mirza Buzurg Hakimbashi; Sipahsalar Tunikabuni; and possibly to Mulki Jahan Khanum Rukni, wife of Mirza Buzurg Hakimbashi
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Will of Haji Mahdi Aqa, 1904
Haji Mahdi Aqa the merchant from Salmas, the son of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim the merchant, has assigned his nephew, Haji Mirza Aqa Muhammad Riza the merchant, as the executor of his will and Haji ‘Ali Aqa the merchant as the overseer. They are responsible for paying his debts and determining one-third of his belongings to be spent on the religious expenses of his will. The interest from the rest of his belongings goes to all the inheritors for ten years, after which the land will belong to his older sons and his daughters will be able to reside in the houses within the gardens. The younger sons...
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Umm al-Khaqan's legal and financial documents
Legal and financial documents belonging to Taj al-Muluk Khanum Umm al-Khaqan, daughter of ‘Izzat al-Dawlah and Amir Kabir, wife of Muzaffar al-Din Shah, and mother of ‘Izzat al-Dawlah (wife of Farmanfarma) and Muhammad ‘Ali Shah, including: Settlement to transfer the ownership of some properties of Mirza Haji Rahim Vakil al-Dawlah to Umm al-Khaqan (1895 -1898); settlement concerning properties of Umm al-Khaqan and Mirza Haji Rahim Vakil al-Dawlah (1906); a note from Umm al-Khaqan concerning her debt of 3,800 tomans to Farmanfarma (1901 or 1902); power of attorney from Umm al-Khaqan to ‘Abd...
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Husayn al-Husayni to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Husayn al-Husayni reports to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about several events, including a contagious disease in Najaf, Karbala’, and Kazimayn and the battle happening in Mandalij and inquiries about it. The author also writes about the story of a woman who asks Ahmad Khan to help her get divorced from her ill Ottoman husband. Ahmad Khan had given her a place to stay but then he and his son raped her. After her complaint, Ahmad Khan and his son were expelled from Mandalij. Now an investigator has come to Mandalij for the case and asks the woman to show up in court again to answer some...
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Letters from various senders to ʻAbd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma
Letters to ‘Abd al-Husayn Mirza Farmanfarma about family, business, and financial affairs, including Najm al-Saltanah's consultations with her brother Farmanfarma about her children's marriages
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