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Questions and answers
Three questions asked of Imami [Shi‘i] clerics: 1- whether couples who remarry each other within one month of the divorce need another contract; 2- whether the eldest son inherits the father's belongings (Qur’an, swords, and rings); 3- whether a woman who is found to be pregnant one or two months after her divorce is entitled to alimony during the pregnancy. Answers: there is no need for a second contract if the remarriage happens before the end of ‘iddah; 2- If the set of objects are the personal property of the father they will go to the eldest son, but if they were obtained for...
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Power of attorney to receive inheritance and alimony, 1913
Power of attorney given by Farkhundah Khanum, daughter of Ra’is Zulf‘ali, to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, son of the late Haji Muhammad Hasan from Shiraz, in order to receive her own and her deceased daughter's shares of the possessions of the late Masha’ Allah Baghban [gardener], ex-husband of Farkhundah Khanum, and also, in order to resolve the dispute with her current husband, ‘Ali Aqa, about her alimony and clothing expenses
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Petitions and requests submitted to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam and Munshi Bashi
Petitions and requests, including the following: one to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam petitioning for assistance in recovering Fatimah Sultan Khanum's share of her father's inheritance. Fatimah Sultan Khanum was the daughter of Haj Muhammad Baqir, the sister of Yumn al-Saltanah, and the wife of Asad Allah Sarhang. Another is a petition to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islami about the division of inheritance and the reply; another is a petition to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam from the mother of a murdered man; in another, an unidentified woman asks Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam to intervene in an...
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Legal documents related to Shuhrah Banu
Includes: 1- Divorce settlement between Shuhrah Banu, the daughter of Qasim, and Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim, the son of Mulla ‘Abd al-Karim ‘Uryan Dibi [Ayrandibi] (1875); 2- Shuhrah Banu forgives her claim over the remainder of her mahr except some of her belongings, such as her bedding, a carpet, and some dishes (1875); 3- Shuhrah Banu claims that she has not received the one tuman and two thousand dinars she was promised as compensation for her belongings. The parties ultimately reached a settlement in which the other party agreed to pay six thousand dinars (1875); 4- Division of property...
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An interview with ‘Iffat Aminzadah
‘Iffat Aminzadeh's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, and Marjan Riahi on June 9, 2015. ‘Iffat Aminzadeh shares her memories of her family members, especially her mother and her great aunt, Kafi Navvab Safavi, who was called "Shazdah Khalah."
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Letter from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar
Muntasir Lashkar writes to [Mirza Abu Turab] ‘Amid Lashkar and asks him to reflect more on his and his mother's decision to go on pilgrimage to Mashhad, as the roads are rough and hazardous, and the trip is costly. He disagrees with ‘Azimat Khanum paying the expenses of the trip, and reminds Validah about ‘Azimat Khanum's situation, that her child was taken away from her, and she was sent to her father's house, and advises them not to spend her money; he then asks about ‘Amid Lashkar's salary and advises ‘Amid Lashkar to look after the family, especially Mirza Mahmud Khan's studies and the...
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Marriage contract, settlement, and divorce agreement between Saltanat Khanum and Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza, 1910 and 1911
Marriage contract of Saltanat Khanum (known as Mukhbar al-Saltanah), daughter of Davud Mirza, and Shahzadah [prince] ‘Abbas Mirza, son of Haj Muhammad Mahdi Mirza, on March 15, 1910; the mahr includes a Qurʼan worth twenty-five tumans, one-twelfth of [illegible] ‘Abbas Abad village, five hundred tumans, a female Abyssinian slave worth one hundred and fifty tumans, and five mans [unit of weight] of silk. On April 1, 1910, Shahzadah ‘Abbas Mirza divorced Saltanat Khanum, and since the marriage was not consummated, her mahr was cut in half. Saltanat Khanum settled half of her original mahr,...
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi in Najaf, sent from Rasht, about prayer and ablution after intercourse; power of attorney to perform divorce, marriage, and other legal contracts; ownership of dowries after the passing of either the parents or the daughter; responsibility for costs of food, medicine, and a doctor for a woman who is living in her parents' house
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi in Najaf, regarding the power of attorney to perform divorce; a father's permission for marriage or temporary marriage of an adult virgin woman; the amount of mahr in case the husband dies before consummating marriage; alimony for an adult woman in a marriage with an underage boy or vice versa; the waiting period for woman in case of the death of her husband before consummation; marrying a sister-in-law after a wife's death in case of the mother-in-law breastfeeding the man's son; alimony in temporary marriage and during pregnancy after...
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Lawyer's notes
One side: Settlement and divorce agreement between ‘Ali Akbar Saqat-furush (vendor), son of Haji Muhammad Riza Tajir (merchant) from Kazirun, and his wife, Khanum Zaman; the other side: A note about the dispute over the ownership of Bustan-i Shahab Abad
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