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Kulsum nanah
The book of "Five ʻUlamaʼ" or "Kulsum nanah," attributed to Aqa Jamal Khansari, created originally in Safavid era. The author provides an account of women's beliefs and rituals and attributes them to five women, one of them named Kulsum nanah. The book is written in fifteen chapters, including: on ablution, on women's prayers, on fasting, on marriage, on the wedding night, on childbirth, on first bath after giving birth, on musical instruments and when they should be played, on wives and husbands relations, on foods for vows, to prevent evil eye, on mahrams, on acceptance of women's...
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Letters from Muftakhar al-Dawlah
Letters include the following: a letter (possibly from Muftakhar al-Dawlah) to a friend, likely Rukhsarah Khanum or Jahan Ara (Hajiyah Khanum) Pizishkiyan; another letter in which the sender thanks the recipient for a face veil and offers condolences over the death of family members; Muftakhar al-Dawlah writing to Rukhsarah Khanum, daughter of Jahan Ara (Hajiyah Khanum) Pizishkiyan and Mirza Buzurg Shaykh al-Islam, about the death of her brother's wife (the daughter of Muʻavin al-Mulk) during childbirth.
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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 Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, about the well-being of their daughter, ‘Ishrat, and whether or not she walks, Qamar al-Muluk’s pregnancy, the stolen rug in Sar Asiyab and advising her on how to store their rugs, receiving the tangerines and dates, sending money and getting dates, legumes, pickles, and rice, also the news of Shawkat Nizam's marriage with the daughter of Akram al-Saltanah, and Akram al-Saltanah himself marrying the daughter of Haji Bibi from ‘Abbas Khan, and Haji Bibi’s concern about the widespread polygyny in Bam.
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Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri
Letter from Ghulam Husayn ‘Amiri to his wife, Qamar al-Muluk ‘Amiri, in which he talks about her pregnancy and taking care of herself when she is due, sending three female slaves for her, Husayn Khan’s marriage date, sending ghee and rice, not having a cook due to Husayn’s illness, approving Qamar al-Muluk’s decision to not kick out Khatun in fear of her curse, ordering Ni‘mat Allah to punish Muhammad the stableboy, the escape of Farrukh, a male slave, to the city to see his sister who works for Zayn al-‘Abidin’s wife, and asking to catch and return him, and a request for two hundred...
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Miscellaneous letters of Amjad al-Vizarah
Miscellaneous letters of Sayyid ʻAbd Allah Shaykh al-Islami (Amjad al-Vizarah), including letters from Mirza Abu Turab, Majd al-Islam, Fakhr al-Muluk, Ashraf al-Sadat, Manizhah Safdari Qajar (wife of Amjad al-Vizarah), ʻAziz Kashi(?), Khanum Khanumha, Muhibb ʻAli to Amjad al-Vizarah, and his letters to Bisharat al-Dawlah and his sister Fakhri Muʻazzam.
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Letters from [Mah Talʻat Khanum] to [Saʻid al-Sultan]
Letters from Mah Talʻat Khanum to Saʻid al-Sultan covering the following topics: a request for purchase of honey and potatoes, sending him a pair of socks, and finances; a request for the purchase of fabric and gold, the overseer ʻAbd al-Karim, Salar Fatih's debt, the political turmoil [in Kurdistan]; how some people are inviting Sardar Rashid to oppose to the local government; a reply to his previous letter, giving him advice and writing about a marriage; Muluk Khanum's giving birth to a stillborn; the marriage of the daughter of Shahzadah and Iʻzaz al-Mulk--Saʻid al-Sultan's sisters and...
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Fakhr al-Sadat's interview
Fakhr al-Sadat Mir Fakhrayi's interview conducted by Afsaneh Najmabadi, Farshideh Mirbaghdadabadi, Amir Husayn Nikpur, Sayyid Ma‘sud Musavi Azar, Ma‘sumah Musavi Azar, and Yusuf Tarihi on 4 and 5 June 2015. Fakhr al-Sadat shares her memories of her family members, her childhood, and married life.
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Afruz Muqaddam's interview
Afruz Muqaddam's interview conducted by Mahbubeh Moghadam, Afsaneh Najmabadi, and other family members on 1 July 2013. Khanum Afruz, the daughter of Fatimah and Yahya Muqaddam shares memories of her childhood in Chargar (a village near Zanjan), marriage, and the daily life practices of women.
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Miscellaneous letters, 1915-1945
Miscellaneous letters, mostly written to Mahin al-Saltanah, A‘zam al-Saltanah, and Nusrat al-Saltanah.
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