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Sadiqah Dawlatabadi and Kanun-i banuvan
The series includes the followings: a list of Kanun-i Banuvan (Women's Center) donors; the statutes and regulations of the Women's Center; a letter from the Women's Center to the Ministry of Justice; the Center's memorial service for Sadiqah Dawlatabadi and the text for that service; a speech from its 17th anniversary celebration and the program for this celebration; a report about its 13th academic year; a speech, the opening remarks at a Kanun-i banuvan play; and an invitation to a Women's Day celebration hosted by the Women's Center.
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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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‘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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Umm Salmah's endowment, 1794
Endowment for a garden, known as Bagh Zangi, in Abarqu village, near Yazd, and three sixths of a house and its possessions, by Umm Salmah Khanum, the daughter of Haj Muhammad ʻAli Mirza Khan Yazdi. After the property was rented out, the caretaker was to spend three tumans buying bread and raisins for the poor on the Ghadir feast, another three tumans on giving bread, dates, and raisins to the poor during fast-breaking in the month of Ramadan. Five thousand dinars were set aside in case a stranger were to die without anyone to bury them or supply the shroud. The document also dictates that...
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Jamilah Khanum’s will, 1908
Jamilah Khanum, daughter of Husayn Quli Khan, appoints her daughter, Qamar Taj Khanum, as the executor of her will. She asks her daughter to donate some part of the property income, transfer her body to Najaf, pay her debt and the cost of burial and funeral, etc.
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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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Ashraf Amini's will, 1952
Will of Ashraf al-Muluk Amini (Fakhr al-Dawlah), daughter of Surur al-Saltanah and Muzaffar al-Din Shah, and wife of Muhsin Amin al-Dawlah, in which she states that she has divided most of her possessions among her children during her lifetime and states the following: 1- to follow god and the religion of Islam, 2- to be patriotic, 3- to be united with each other, 4- the brothers and sister should avoid any dispute over the division of my belongings as I take responsibility over it and they should avoid any interference by others. What is left after me minus my own part which is a third of...
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Sayyidah Fatimah Khanum's will, 1931
Sayyidah Fatimah Khanum (known as Khanum Jan), daughter of Haj Sayyid Razi from Fuman, has assigned her children, Sayyid Muhammad Riza and Nur al-Hajiyah (Aqa Mir Isma‘il's wife), as the executors of her will to manage payments of her debts, transfer her deceased body to Qum for burial at her father's mausoleum, as well as payments for fifty years worth of prayers and fasts and other religious rights and charities.
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Will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, 1896
The will of Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin, the Prayer Imam, assigning his underage son, Shaykh Mahmud, as the executor of his will. Since Shaykh Mahmud is underage, his nephews, Shaykh Husayn and Mirza Baqir, should intervene in the affairs until he grows up. The will includes Shaykh Zayn al-ʻAbidin's debts, and the designation of one-third of his properties to pay to someone to fast and pray on his behalf and on behalf of some of his family members.
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