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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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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...