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Writings of the Bab
Some of the Bab's handwritten notes. The first one has a note on the back (dated 9 July 1951) saying that this is a gift from Fakhriyah Khanum, niece of Mirza Yahya Samarah [Subh-i Azal] to the writer of the note. The last one is copy of Bab's letter to Validah Khanum.
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The Sabah (morning) prayer, handwritten by Umm Salmah, daughter of Fathʻali Shah
Umm Salmah wrote this prayer for her brother Muhammad Taqi Mirza. More information about this item could be found on page 218 of the first volume of Malik Library's catalog of manuscripts
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Writings of Tahirah Qurrat al-ʻAyn
Writings of Tahirah (Aminah) Qurrat al-ʻAyn, including tablets and poems. The verso side of the first tablet contains stamp of "Aminah Tahirah"(seven times) and the second document is a copy of the first one hand written by Khanum Salur (3 February 1970).
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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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Nisa’ Baygum Jan's settlement, 1910
Settlement between Nisa’ Baygum Jan, daughter of the late Fath‘ali, and her four great great-granddaughters, Mah Sultan, Fatimah, Gawhar (daughters of Lutf‘ali), and Khanum (daughter of Nasr Allah), exchanging one-third of a building for one hundred dinars and some wheat. She also settled one-twelfth of the same building with Nayib Muhammad Ibrahim, son of Haji Muhammad Baqir, and Mirza Muhammad, son of Haji ‘Abd Allah, in exchange for one hundred dinars and some wheat, on the condition that they spend five tumans of the monetary value of the property on the Mulla Muhsin mosque and the rest...
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Settlement between Haydar and seveal persons, 1810
Settlement between Haydar, son of Qadir Runani Marbini from Isfahan, and the people listed below, exchanging all of his property for one hundred dinars and one charik [unit of weight] of wheat grains: A) Settlement with his son, Hasan, over half of a garden located at Faridan known as Bagh Qal‘ah, and some land and property. B) Settlement with his lawyers, Ghulam ‘Ali and Muhammad ‘Ali, over half of a property, a garden known as Bagh Bakhajah, and some land. C) Settlement with his daughters, Fatimah Nisa’ and Zaynab, over some properties. D) Settlement with Aqa Hasan over some properties...