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Bibi Zivar Sultan's petition, 1910
Petition by Bibi Zivar Sultan to the Friday prayer-leader of Fars against her husband, Mashhadi Chiragh ‘Ali, who has not paid her alimony; testimonies and the addressee's response are also included.
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Marriage and divorce contracts of Fatimah Baygum and Muhammad Baqir, 1897
Marriage and divorce contracts of Fatimah Baygum, daughter of Sayyid Ismaʻil Kulah-mal, and Muhammad Baqir, son of Ustad Husayn. The mahr includes twenty-five tumans and fifty shahis, one twenty-fourth of a house in the Shamsabad neighborhood of Isfahan, and a Qurʼan worth one tuman. On June 18, 1905, Fatimah Baygum settled her mahr, except the part of the mentioned property, with her husband for one hundred dinars in order to get a divorce. Then, on August 30, 1905, they remarried and the husband settled the ten tumans he owed to the wife for one hundred dinars and some wheat. The mahr,...
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Settlement between ‘Ismat Khanum and ‘Abbas‘ali, 1930
Settlement between ‘Ismat Khanum, daughter of Aqa Sayyid ‘Ali, and her husband, ‘Abbas‘ali (son of the late Karbalayi ‘Ali from Vidja) about paying the alimony and mahr during the three-month waiting period under the condition that ‘Ismat Khanum stays at his paternal house with ‘Abbas‘ali's mother and sister.
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Power of attorney, 1919
Khanum Zaman gives the power of attorney to Nusrat al-Atibba’ [her father] in order to hire a lawyer to resolve the dispute with Mahdi Quli Khan (Khanum Zaman's husband), to receive Khanum Zaman's mahr and alimony, and to divorce her from him. On the margin, Nusrat al-Atibba’ gives the power of attorney to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin.
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Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum and Murad ‘Ali, 1891
Marriage and divorce contracts of Baygum Khanum, daughter of the late Aqa Taqi, and Murad ‘Ali, son of the late Kazim. The mahr includes one tuman and five thousand dinars, one-and-a-half misqals of golden jewelery, copperware, European chintz clothes, a set of bedding made in Qumshah, kilim and a felt rug, and one-sixth of the groom's residential building located in the Ustad Qasim the Carpenter neighborhood of Asfarjan village. On April 26, 1894, the wife settled her mahr and alimony with her husband for two tumans, a donkey, two mans [unit of weight] of flour, a pair of shoes, four zar‘...
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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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Post-divorce agreement of Khadijah Baygum Khanum, 1906
A contract between ‘Alaviyah Khadijah Baygum Khanum, daughter of Haji Sayyid ‘Ali from Khuy, and her husband, Haji Ahmad from Khuy, about staying at Haji Ahmad's house, after the divorce and end of the waiting period until her departure to Khuy, and paying eleven tumans monthly as rent. She should also pay six thousand dinars for using clothing and jewelry. At the time of her departure to Khuy and her remuneration, the cost of clothing will also be taken into account.