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Anthology and four essays - part II
Second part of an anthology; includes several essays and three marriage contracts: the first marriage contract, written by Mirza ʻAbd al-Ghaffar Khan, is between Balqays Banu, the youngest daughter of Mirza ʻAli Riza, with Muhammad Taqi Khan (Biglar Baygi of Kirman and a previous custodian in Mashhad), son of Mirza Shams al-Din Muhammad (also a former custodian of Mashhad). The second marriage contract has no trace of the bride's name or mahr. The bridegroom is Mirza Muhammad Husayn Mustawfi, son of Haji ʻAbd Allah (the judge); the third marriage contract is between Havva Baygum, the...
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Illustrated pilgrimage scroll
This scroll illustrates the Shi‘i pilgrimage from Mecca to Mashhad. The images are accompanied by verses describing different stages of the journey and the related rites. It was lithographed in six sections and glued to a fabric (probably cotton) backing. The scroll, which was commissioned by Muhammad Ja‘far Kasa’i, a cloth merchant from Karbalaʼ, was acquired in Kirman in ca. 1971 and is now in a private collection in Kailua, Hawaii.
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Booklet of prayers
Booklet of prayers that belonged to Bibi Khanum [Sayyidah Fatimah Baygum], the mother of Mirza Masʻud Khan and the grandmother of Muhammad Hasan Masʻudi Khurasani, known as Aqa Sardar. The writing on the edge of the first page reads: "this booklet of prayers belonged to Bibi Khanum, who was the mother of Mirza Masʻud Khan. [My father] gave this to me so that while reading the prayers, I pray for my grandmother and ask God to bless her. Muhammad Hasan Aqa Sardar, 1887"; the writing that follows the table of contents reads: "this booklet of prayers was given by my grandfather, Mirza Muhammad...
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Jami's Yusuf and Zulaykha, [1853]
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Description of courtships and marriages of ʻImad al-Saltanah
ʻImad al-Saltanah wrote this booklet about the description of women who were considered for him to court. This booklet includes 10 pages.
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