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Question and answer regarding mahr
Question regarding a woman's mahr consisting of two horses, which her husband sold without her permission. The writer asks whether the woman could solicit remuneration from the buyer. In response, Hujjat al-Islam confirms the woman's right.
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Terms of marriage between Makhluqah Khanum and Ghulamriza from Shiraz, 1912
Written by Ghulamriza from Shiraz: "first, I have to wait for Makhluqah Khanum to graduate from the American school; second, Makhluqah Khanum has a right to annul the marriage contract after her graduation; third, if Makhluqah Khanum consents, a second wedding ceremony has to take place; fourth, providing everything needed for the wedding and Makhluqah Khanum's house, her mahr, and share of inheritance; and fifth, if these conditions are not met, the marriage contract will be null." Also, Ghulamriza mentions that if he dies before the second ceremony, Makhluqah Khanum has no right to...
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Letter written by the attorney of Sayyid Husayn's wife to the lower court, 1929
Sayyid Husayn coercively divorced his wife, in the presence of Sayyid Abu al-Qasim (prayer leader of ‘Ali mosque), with the wife waiving her mahr and the condition of no return after divorce. Now after five months, when she wants to marry another man, Sayyid Husayn claims that he wants to remarry her, even though her marriage contract has been abrogated.
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Letter from ‘Ismat Khanum to Iran-i naw, 1910
‘Ismat, daughter of Haji Ghafur Nanva (baker), writes about helping people of Ardabil by using her own mahr
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Two petitions and a document, 1903
Two petitions and a document about transferring a property from Sultan Khanum, daughter of the late Haji ‘Abd al-Husayn, to her son, Mirza Ja‘far Khan (son of the late Haji Mirza Ashraf al-Mulk), then to Rushanak, daughter of ‘Asim al-Mulk and wife of Mirza Ja‘far Khan, as her mahr
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Summons request to the court, 1929
Letter written by Mirza Zayn al-‘Abidin (lawyer of Khanum Masha’ Allah) to the court, requesting to summon Sayyid Husayn (son of the late Sayyid Shukr Allah and husband of Khanum Masha’ Allah's) and Sayyid Abu al-Qasim (Khanum Masha’ Allah stays at his house) in order to clarify the divorce situation of Khanum Masha’ Allah and Sayyid Husayn
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Regarding Aqa Bala and Mirza Baqir's dispute, 1920
Letter of Mukhbir al-Dawlah from the government of Sarab and Garmrud on Aqa Bala Khan's complaint against Mirza Baqir, son of Haj Iskandar from Miyanah, regarding the inheritance of underage children as well as the mahr and share of inheritance of Fatimah Khanum (Iskandar's wife) and the subsequent denial of his claim
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Dividing Haji Aqa ‘Ali Akbar's inheritance, 1896
Copy of Haji Mirza Ibrahim's note on the late Haji Aqa ‘Ali Akbar's settlement with Hajiyah Khanum, assigning the author as the custodian of his endowment, and on dividing the inheritance among the deceased's daughters and sons
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Petition by ‘Aziz al-Dawlah, 1922 or 1923
Copy of a petition by ‘Aziz al-Dawlah, wife of the late Mulk Ara’, requesting her mahr and her daughter's property
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Letter from Khanum Kuchak to Iran-i naw, 1910
Khanum Kuchak, daughter of Shaykh Aqa from Astarabad offers her present (a pair of earrings) as well as fifty tumans from her mother's mahr as donations for ʻIraq [-i ʻajam (Arak)]