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Questions and answers
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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Letter from son to father
Part of a letter, probably from a son to his father, referring to the addressee's criticism and pointing out that the father was the reason for his marriage and the difficulties that followed. Before the marriage, the writer reached out to his father through the late Aqa Mirza Riza while in the presence of ‘Illiyah ‘Aliyah Aqa Baji and through Haji Mirza Hasan Vazir, but the father dismissed his son's appeals and even threatened to disown him. He goes on to say that he is still suffering in a far land, and that despite having two children, he would have relieved himself of this marriage if...
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Power of attorney to divorce Fatimah Baygum and Isma‘il, 1903
Isma‘il, son of Muhammad ‘Ali, gives the power of attorney to the writer to divorce his consummated wife, Fatimah Baygum (daughter of Karbalayi Muhammad), in exchange for her waiving her mahr
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Envelope addressed to ‘Amid Lashkar; letter from his aunt; she is concerned about the condition of her daughter, Sughra, from whom she has received no news since she was married off three or four years ago. She asks ‘Amid Lashkar to send a female peasant from Chibni or Zaviyah, along with Ma‘sum and Muhammad ‘Ali, to visit Sughra and convince her husband to bring her either to Tabriz, so her mother can see her, or to one of the villages in Chahar Uymaq, so ‘Amid Lashkar could oversee them. On the margin, Muntasir Lashkar confirms his sister's request, saying that the better option would be...
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Letter
The writer pleads with the Ayatollah to review the following case: the late Aqa Shaykh Muhammad ‘Ali's will was confirmed by Shabistar's ‘ulama’ after the dispute between the inheritors had been resolved. The Ayatollah and Hujjat al-Islam Haj Mirza Muhsin Aqa verified this confirmation. But, a villain named Muhammad Sadiq, who represented his wife and the children of the deceased, has caused some trouble. Having the support of the local government of Muqtadir al-Mulk, Muhammad Sadiq objected to the sale document of Aqa Haj Mirza Aqa, handwritten by the deceased, regarding one-eighth of the...
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
About sending some documents, not receiving Baba Khan's promissory notes from last year, concern about the expenses for his and ‘Amid Lashkar's households, sending a thirty-tuman draft via Haji Isma‘il; says that from the letters of both ‘Amid Lashkar and his child [probably ‘Amid Lashkar's wife and Muntasir Lashkar's daughter, Ma‘sumah Sultan], Muntasir Lashkar understands that there is some quarreling in their house. He is concerned about his daughter and asks ‘Amid Lashkar's mother to look after her and be patient with her. He also asks ‘Amid Lashkar to pay two tumans to his sister...
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Correspondence between father and son
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Mujtahid Isfahani, sent from Rasht, regarding a woman who has ended her fast in Ramadan during what she had falsely thought to be her menstruation; withdrawal before ejaculation; rent in case of tenant's death; and renting Takiyah during ʻAshura
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Settlement of Sultan Khanum with her son, Mirza Abu Turab Khan ‘Amid Lashkar, 1903
Settlement between Sultan Khanum, wife of the late Mirza Fath Allah Khan ‘Amid Lashkar, with her son, Mirza Abu Turab Khan ‘Amid Lashkar, over all her belongings, including household furnishings and kitchenware, in exchange for a scarf. Moreover, Mirza Abu Turab Khan is obligated to spend thirty tumans of his money for Sultan Khanum's burial expenses.
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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...