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Question from Mirza Sadiq
Istifta’ [request for the opinion of a Muslim cleric] from Mirza Sadiq about two subjects. The first asks if a will is valid if a testator wills that his children spend the revenue from his property on his behalf but the inheritors are all female, or if all the children die and the only inheritor is the wife, or if that the inheritors could not execute the will. The second question is about disinheriting one's child.
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Letter from ‘Adl al-Mulk
Writing the letter while riding a horse on the way to Fath Abad, the writer discusses the cold weather, Haji Muhammad Husayn Aqa's assignment of Siqqat al-Islam as the executor of his will, and other news and sends greetings to Khanum and sisters.
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Letter from Hamid
Probably from Hamid al-Sultan, complaining that the addressee does not send letters, mentioning sending a letter to Asif al-Sultan and Aqa-yi Muntasir to ask for financial assistance; discussing the will of the father, the inheritors, and carrying of his corpse, and urging the addressee to write to Sarkar ‘Aliyah; seal of Hamid on verso.
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Questions and answers
Questions by Shaykh Hasan Rashti for Muhammad Husayn Na’ini, Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Isfahani, and Sayyid Muhammad Yazdi Firuzabadi, along with their answers; the first question is regarding a person who has transferred his properties to his sons a few hours before his death, excluding his daughter from inheritance; the second question is about bestowing a pair of silver hamsa amulets
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Will of Haji Mahdi Aqa, 1904
Haji Mahdi Aqa the merchant from Salmas, the son of Haji ‘Abd al-Karim the merchant, has assigned his nephew, Haji Mirza Aqa Muhammad Riza the merchant, as the executor of his will and Haji ‘Ali Aqa the merchant as the overseer. They are responsible for paying his debts and determining one-third of his belongings to be spent on the religious expenses of his will. The interest from the rest of his belongings goes to all the inheritors for ten years, after which the land will belong to his older sons and his daughters will be able to reside in the houses within the gardens. The younger sons...
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Settlement of Baygum Khanum and her husband, 1903
Includes three documents: 1- Baygum Khanum, the daughter of Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, gifts her mahr and dowry to her husband, Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Iskandar Khan Yavar known as Haji Khan, in exchange for a shawl and some crystal candy. She has also made him responsible for spending one-third of her belongings for religious obligations after her death; 2- Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Iskandar Khan Yavar known as Haji Khan transfers some parts of his property to his wife, Baygum Khanum, the daughter of Mirza ‘Abd al-Husayn, in exchange for a pair of socks and some crystal candy; 3- Baygum Khanum settles all...
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Letter to Mirza Abu Turab Khan
The writer discusses: Mirza Abu Turab Khan's studies; news of the writer's arrival to Tehran on 23rd of Rajab and staying at Amir's house; the will of the late Aqa, according to which the andaruni and biruni of the house in Tabriz belongs to Mirza Abu Turab Khan and its household furnishings belong to his mother; the share of the late Aqa's wife in Tehran, which has been given to her -- she is five months pregnant. Sultan al-Hukama’ and Hazhir al-Mulk have decided on a 10-tuman monthly allowance for her until the child's delivery, which would end her ‘iddah. He also discusses the inventory...
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Wills of Iskandar Khan, 1904 to 1908
1- In his will, dated October 20, 1904, Haj Iskandar Khan Yavar has appointed Aqa Mir Asad Allah and Aqa Mu‘tamad al-Sultan Aqa Mirza Mahdi Khan Muntasir Lashkar the executors of his and his wife's wills and Mulla Isma‘il Shaykh al-Islam as their overseer. According to a separate document, he has given a fifth of his belongings, including properties, household furnishings, clothing, and the mahr to his wife [Baygum Khanum]. Of what remains, after deducting his debts, a third should be spent on: thirty years of prayers and fasts on his behalf, the Hajj, his burial in Najaf, and charity. The...
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Questions and answers
Questions for Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Mujtahid Isfahani, including various issues related to prayer and ablution; transactions with apostates; a person who has transferred his properties to his sons a few hours before his death, excluding his daughter from inheritance; bestowing a pair of silver hamsa amulets; urinating and ablution in a public bath; divorce after a woman's menstruation; and the need for a muhallil after three divorces