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Power of attorney to get mahr and alimony, 1914
Power of attorney given by Bibi Shawkat Sultan, daughter of Haji Husayn ‘Ali Saqat-furush [the junk seller] and permanent wife of Ibrahim Bazzaz [the draper], to Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin, known as Saham al-Shari‘ah, in order to get her alimony, cost of clothing, and mahr from her husband, Ibrahim, and his mother
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Petition of Haji Husayn ‘Ali about his daughter's mahr and alimony, 1915
Petition written by Haji Husayn ‘Ali Saqat-furush [the retailer] to Hujjat al-Islam Ayatollah Muhammad ‘Ali al-Husayni, about the debt of his daughter's husband to him. The debt is eighty tumans of mahr and three years of alimony, which his daughter transferred to him in another settlement. At the end, the receiver of the petition writes that Ibrahim hasn't paid his debt yet, and the wife can get divorce based on Shari‘ah (with the father acting on her behalf).
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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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Claiming mahr and alimony, 1911
Mirza Baha’ al-Din has been ordered to pay an amount to his wife, Qamar Khanum, for her mahr, alimony, and past clothing expenses.
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Power of attorney to obtain a woman's mahr, 1909
A woman has given the power of attorney to Karbalayi Amr Allah to obtain her mahr, alimony, and other expenses from her husband, Haji Muhammad Ibrahim (Mashhadi Kazim's son)