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Gawhari Khanum's will, 1923
Gawhari Khanum (daughter of Haj Zu al-Riyasatayn) makes her daughter, Batul Khanum, the executor of her will so that after Gawhari Khanum's death Batul Khanum has to sell the three-sixths of the mills in Murad Bak valley, or buy that share, and spend the money for the expenses in the year of Gawhari Khanum's death. Seven hundred tumans of subtenancy should be paid for fifty years of fasts and prayers. Five hundred tumans should be paid for the expenses of carrying the corpse to the holy cities in Iraq. If this was not possible, the corpse should be carried to Qum and be burried next to the...
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Rainwater harvester
Sharif Bazargani's great-great-grandmother sponsored the building of this birkah [rainwater harvester].
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Dispute about Fatimah Khanum's share of inheiritance
1- Fatimah Khanum, the daughter of Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim, transferred all of her inheritance from her father, including properties, a spring, houses, and household furnishings, to her brother, Husaynquli, in exchange for 15 tumans. But, she has not received the money, for which reason Husaynquli is responsible for burying her in Karbalaʼ or Najaf, or, if that is not possible, to use it for charity and prayers after her death (1919); 2- ‘Abd Allah, the son of Karbalayi Muhammad, on behalf of Lutf‘ali, the son of Fatimah Khanum, claims that Lutf‘ali's maternal uncle, Husaynquli, has taken...
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Legal documents related to division of inheritance of Nanah Khanum and ‘Ali Asghar
Includes: 1- Karbalayi ‘Ali Asghar divides his belongings among his sons, ‘Ali and Husayn, and his wife, Nanah Khanum (the daughter of Murad ‘Ali), in exchange for six thousand dinars. The note on the margin emphasizes that Nanah Khanum has no rights over her mahr after this (1882); 2- Karbalayi ‘Ali Asghar, the son of Karbalayi Hasan, has made a will before his pilgrimage, dividing a third of his belongings among inhertors as well as allocating money for charity and prayer after his death. ‘Ali Asghar's daughters, Zaynab, Sara, Zahra, and Umm Layli, have settled with their brother, Husayn,...
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Petition regarding the situation of Aqa Khan Mir Panj's inheritors
Petitioners write to Haj Mirza ‘Abd al-‘Ali Aqa Mujtahid regarding the late Aqa Khan Mir Panj's inheritors. Three-sixths of Baba Rud village, Aqa Khan Mir Panj's inheritance, has been rented to Fath‘ali Aqa, who has not generated enough returns on the land due to his mismanagement and lack of know-how. This is causing the decay of the property. As a result, the inheritors are in a dire situation. One son, Lutf‘ali Khan died in the bazaar from hunger; a daughter lives in an orphanage, and others manage by begging. The petitioners claim that with better management, the property will produce...
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‘Ali Akbar's will, 1892
Two copies of the will, one written on the letterhead of the Ministry of Justice. ‘Ali Akbar, the son of Haji Muhammad Ganjah, a Russian national, assigns his brothers, Mashhadi Haj Baba and Mashhadi Najaf, as the executors of his will. His inheritors are his children, Javad (age 14), Zayn al-‘Abidin (age 4), Khadijah (age 7), and Zahra (age 1), and his wife Shikar Khanum the daughter of Haji Allahyar Ganjah. Since their father's death, the interest from part of the inheritance has been spent on charity on behalf of their father; ‘Ali Akbar wants this tradition to continue after his own...
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Will of Gawhar Khanum, 1905
The will of Gawhar Khanum, wife of the late Haj Habib. The will specifies that a trustworthy person is paid three hundred tumans to go on Hajj on her behalf, one hundred and forty tumans for someone to perform forty-one years' worth of prayers for her and to fast for forty-one months on her behalf, and sixty tumans for her funeral expenses. Gawhar Khanum advises that her son, Muʻtamad al-Sultan Muhammad Husayn Iqbal-i Divan, should supervise the affairs.
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Questions and answers
Questions by Shaykh Hasan Rashti for Muhammad Husayn Na’ini, Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Isfahani, and Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi, along with their answers; the first question is regarding a person who has transferred his properties to his sons a few hours before his death, excluding his daughter from inheritance; the second question is about bestowing a pair of silver hamsa amulets
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Settlement between Khanum Sultan and Aqa Baygum, 1911
After Nayib Ibrahim, son of Haji Muhammad Baqir from Khuzan, died without leaving a will, there was a dispute between Nayib Ibrahim's wife Khanum Sultan, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Hasan from Andan, and Nayib Ibrahim's daughter Aqa Baygum, wife of ‘Abd al-Rahman. Khanum Sultan demanded her share of the inheritance and what was hers according to her marriage contract. This settlement is between Mirza Aqa ‘Ali Akbar, on behalf of Khanum Sultan, and Aqa Mirza ‘Ali Muhammad, on behalf of Aqa Baygum, over Khanum Sultan's share of the inheritance, her mahr, and the gold mentioned in her marriage...
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Hajiyah Zivar Sultan's deposition on her settlement with her inheritors, 1906
Hajiyah Zivar Sultan (daughter of the late Haji Muhammad Hasan and former wife of the late Haji Muhammad ‘Alaqah-band [the silk dealer] from Shiraz) confirms that she settled her possessions with her inheritors for one tuman and some crystal sugar, with the condition that her possessions would belong to her while she is alive, and after her death, her inheritors should pay seven hundred and fifty tumans for her funeral costs and for charity as she desires.
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