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Petition by Mulla Karim's wife
Petition by the wife of Mulla Karim ‘Attar (herbalist) from Marand to Hujjat al-Islam regarding Shaykh Manaf, who had deprived the wife of Mulla Karim's brother from her mahr and rights, demanding that she should have proof of marriage while they had been married for 40 or 50 years. After Mulla Karim's death, Shaykh Manaf also deprived his wife, the petitioner, from her rights and assigned Dadashi from Huchqan as the guardian of her underage daughter. Then, they divided the child's share of inheritance between themselves.
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Demanding sister's inheritance, 1927
Includes a petition by Muhammad Sadiq Farsh-furush (rug seller) to the Majlis regarding his sister's bestowal of her paternal inheritance to him. Although her husband, Muhammad Rahim Najjar (carpenter) had initially agreed to give his wife's belonging to Muhammad Sadiq, he later disputed Muhammad Sadiq's claim. Moreover, he was able to reverse a verdict which was in favor of Muhammad Sadiq by means of bribing. There is also a letter from the Majlis to Muhammad Sadiq which instructs him to follow his claim via the Ministry of Justice.
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Khvurshid Khanum's petitions, 1908
Petitions by Khvurshid Khanum, daughter of Aqa Riza, from Barfurush, to Mukhbir al-Saltanah, Minister of Justice, explaining how following her parents death, when she was three years old, her uncle, ‘Abbasquli Khan, seeking her inheritance of more than fifty thousand tumans worth of property, took her in. After ten years, he married her off to his grandson, son of I‘timad Divan, despite her discontent. I‘timad Divan never paid her her share of inheritance with the excuse that she was his son's wife. Khvurshid Khanum wants a divorce and is willing to waive her mahr, which is more than ten...