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Letter from Sarah Clock to Mrs. Platt, 1919
It mentions the Mashriq al-Adhkar meeting and discusses important issues such as a bank account having been opened in the name of the Tarbiyat girls' school; the school tuition for the students and how students who do not have to pay the tuition are lazy and not working hard; suggests that all the students must pay even a small part of the fee; if Mrs. Kappes finds a girl whom she thinks is bright and ambitious, but her parents cannot afford the school fee, she will let you know. She continues to say that most of the children who are not paying the tuition and come from the lower classes...
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Maryam Khanum's sentence, 1911
The court has ordered Maryam Khanum to relinquish the ownership of parts of the house belonging to the late A[qa] Shaykh ‘Ali and to pay its rent to Farkhundah Khanum.
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Munirah Jaʻfari's booklet of religious dues payments
From booklet pages: "In the name of God, at the beginning of the religious day for Munir Jaʻfari, on November 27, 1973, from 20200 tumans that she had saved from her salary as a cleric, she gave 4040 tumans to Ayatollah Milani in lieu of paying possible debts and settled to pay the same amount in monthly installments;" "In the name of God, 1000 tumans was received on November 27, 1973, Muhammad Hadi al-Husayni Milani;" "In the name of God, 1000 tumans was received, Sayyid Muhammad Hadi al-Husayni Milani, 1974;" "In the name of God, 1000 tumans was received, on November 10, 1974, Sayyid...
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Power of attorney to execute a will, 1925
Power of attorney given by Haji ‘Ali Riza Baqqal [the grocer] to his wife (daughter of the late Haji ‘Abbas Baqqal) and his oldest son, Karbalayi Muhammad, in order to execute his will and divide his possessions
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Mujtahid Isfahani, including various issues related to prayer and ablution; transactions with apostates; a person who has transferred his properties to his sons a few hours before his death, excluding his daughter from inheritance; bestowing a pair of silver hamsa amulets; urinating and ablution in a public bath; divorce after a woman's menstruation; and the need for a muhallil after three divorces
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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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Settlement between Aqa Baygum and her children, 1904
Settlement between Aqa Baygum, daughter of Haj Muhammad Javad from Isfahan and wife of Haj Muhammad Sadiq from Dastjird, and her two sons, Muhammad Hadi Arbab and Muhammad Shafi‘, exchanging four-and-one-half acres of a property in Dastjird, which she inherited from her son, Hasan ‘Ali, for one hundred dinars. Aqa Baygum also settles her mahr with the mentioned sons for ten misqals [unit of weight] of crystal candy. They agree that if Aqa Baygum passes away, the mahr should be spent on: the Fatihah, ten years of fasting and prayer, the Imam's share being given to Shaykh Ahmad, tithing to...
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Settlement between Haydar and seveal persons, 1810
Settlement between Haydar, son of Qadir Runani Marbini from Isfahan, and the people listed below, exchanging all of his property for one hundred dinars and one charik [unit of weight] of wheat grains: A) Settlement with his son, Hasan, over half of a garden located at Faridan known as Bagh Qal‘ah, and some land and property. B) Settlement with his lawyers, Ghulam ‘Ali and Muhammad ‘Ali, over half of a property, a garden known as Bagh Bakhajah, and some land. C) Settlement with his daughters, Fatimah Nisa’ and Zaynab, over some properties. D) Settlement with Aqa Hasan over some properties...
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Will and envelope, 1892
The will of Ahmad ʻImad al-Mamalik, son of Mirza ʻAbd al-Vahhab and Fatimah (daughter of Mirza Tighrud Ismaʻil); addressed to his children. He advises them on several issues, encouraging them to be kind to each other, respect their relatives, and avoid sin. He appoints his eldest son, Ismaʻil [‘Imad al-Mamalik], as the executor of his will under the supervision of his brother, Mirza ʻAil Khan, and asks his children to follow orders from his wives, Sitarah (their mother) and Zahra (daughter of Haj Mirza Zaki), his brother (Mirza ʻAil Khan), his son (Ismaʻil), etc. He asks his children to...
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...
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