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Testimony about Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim receiving a book from his grandmother, 1874
A testimony stating that the book Hayat al-Qulub, handwritten by Mulla Fath‘ali, belonged to Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim's grandmother, who gave it to Mulla ‘Abd al-Rahim, the son of Mulla ‘Abd al-Karim, while she was alive.
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Inheritance division
Document dividing the inheritance of Aqa among his two daughters (Rubabah Khanum and Fatimah Khanum), his wife, his son (Sayyid Muhammad Taqi), his mother, and his daughter-in-law. The inheritance includes water rights, properties, grains, books, tobacco, a shop, and a bath.
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Dividing property of Mirza Muhammad Khan Fakhim al-Saltanah among his daughters: Zaynab, Rubabah, and Asiyah, 1927
The document reads in part: "Dividing the property of the late Fakhim al-Saltanah: after giving his wives their mahrs and spending one third of his inheritance according to his will, and also after giving each wife a share of the inheritance (an eighth), the rest of the inheritance, including whatever remains of properties, gardens, buildings, furniture, pack animals, pasture, roadsters, and the rest were divided among Fakhim al-Saltanah's daughters, Zaynab Khanum, Rubabah Khanum, and Asiyah Khanum. Each daughter received her share, after which, they lose the right to question this decision...
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Settlement between Baygum Khanum and her son, 1921
Shafa Baygum Khanum, Amin al-Mamalik's wife, transfers all her belongings except her share of the house and the garden to her son, Aqa Mirza Isma‘il Khan, in exchange for a Kashmir shawl worth fifty tumans. These include: land, household furnishings, books, cash, rugs, copperware, lamp, a Kashmir shawl. The revocation clause is included, and, on the margins, Shafa Baygum Khanum and Mirza Ismai‘l confirm this settlement on February 1, 1923. On verso, the settlement has been revoked and signed by Muhammad ‘Ali, the son of Muhammad Isma‘il, on December 17, 1925.
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Jamilah Khanum's endowment, 1908
Jamilah Khanum, the daughter of Husaynquli Khan, has endowed a school and a mosque she had built to the south of her own house and has appointed Qamar Taj Khanum, the daughter of Riza Quli Khan Fakhim al-Dawlah as the custodian. Qamar Taj Khanum will be responsible for assigning the prayer Imam and hiring the tutors, servants, and students, whose salaries, along with the other costs of the school and the mosque, will be derived from the revenue of some properties in the village of Suharin in Zanjan Rud district. Jamilah Khanum has also designated the custodianship honorarium for Qamar Taj...
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Settlement and will of Haji Mulla Husayn, 1882
The document reads in part: Haji Mulla Husayn, the preacher, settled 1500 tumans and a man [three kilograms] of salt with his three sons, Aqa Mirza Muhammad Riza Khadim, Aqa Shaykh Muhammad Baqir, and Aqa Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli. If the settlor dies, these sons, Shaykh Muhammad Baqir and Shaykh ʻAbd al-ʻAli, should, when their mother (Haji Mulla Husayn's permanent wife) is informed, pay the expenses for the burial, funeral, religious tithes and duties, and rawzah using the settled money with Aqa Muhammad Riza. The changes in the two wills were confirmed by the testator when he was alive. If the...
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Will of Haj Hamzah, 1891
Will of Haj Hamzah Aqa Tajir (merchant) from Tabriz, resident of Najaf, in which he gives one hundred tumans to his wife (daughter of Haj Shaykh Muhammad) for her mahr, three hundred tumans for purchasing a house for her, and allows her to keeps all her belongings including clothing, carpets, and household furnishings. He also determines one-third of his inheritance and allocates money to be spent for his funeral and religious duties including ablution, the funeral, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity. Haj Hamzah Aqa has appointed Mirza Aqa Sadiq as the executor of his will in Najaf...
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Miscellaneous writings, 1891-1985
Miscellaneous writings, including: a page with a list of books and some notes with "93" on the verso; a list of books by the Bab and Subh-i Azal; a list of photographic glass plates and the numbers of Babis and Baha’is killed between 1849-1973; a list of endowed books and prayers for different occasions; a holiday greeting; a fragment of a testimonial about Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi and her companions' travels to Cyprus and a receipt of a collection of items belonging to Subh-i Azal from 'Aliyah Khanum; a childbirth greeting and miscellaneous writings of Qamar Taj Dawlatabadi on the verso;...
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