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Marriage contract, Iran, 1895
(عقد زواج، ايران، )

Title	Marriage contract, Iran, 1895
Title Original	عقد زواج، ايران،
Publication Date:	1895
Type	Other
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	University of La Laguna Library
Record ID	cdi_europeana_collections_318_marc_nli_004053086
Date	1895
Notes	A Shiite marriage contract. See the text of the preamble. A marriage contract decorated with decorations in red, blue, and green. P. 1b: Title: “He is the author between the hearts.” P. 1b-2b: Preamble: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God, who has made marriage permissible for us and forbidden for us adultery and incest, and may peace and blessings be upon Muhammad and his good and pure family, and the curse of God be upon all their enemies until the Day of Judgment and what follows.” p. 3a: The groom for what It appears from the notables that his name is preceded by “Alishan Izzat Nishan Astar” p. 3a: The groom’s name is “Muhammad Hussein Benaa bin Astar Ismail Benaa” Astar in Persian means chief, p. 3a-3b: The bride’s name is “Sakina Khatun bint Alishan Muhammad Rahim Barut” The dowry is apparently a sum of cash and half of the husband’s house, in addition to other accessories, p. 4a: Date: “The auspicious and blessed marriage took place as stipulated with my acceptance on the seventeenth.” From Rabi’ al-Awwal 1313” p. 4a: “A valid, legal marriage with an explicit contract” p. 3a: The bride is sane, mature, rational, and virgin.

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Marriage contract, Iran, 1895

(عقد زواج، ايران، )

Publication Date 1895

Type Other

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library University of La Laguna Library

Record ID cdi_europeana_collections_318_marc_nli_004053086

Date 1895

Notes A Shiite marriage contract. See the text of the preamble. A marriage contract decorated with decorations in red, blue, and green. P. 1b: Title: “He is the author between the hearts.” P. 1b-2b: Preamble: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to God, who has made marriage permissible for us and forbidden for us adultery and incest, and may peace and blessings be upon Muhammad and his good and pure family, and the curse of God be upon all their enemies until the Day of Judgment and what follows.” p. 3a: The groom for what It appears from the notables that his name is preceded by “Alishan Izzat Nishan Astar” p. 3a: The groom’s name is “Muhammad Hussein Benaa bin Astar Ismail Benaa” Astar in Persian means chief, p. 3a-3b: The bride’s name is “Sakina Khatun bint Alishan Muhammad Rahim Barut” The dowry is apparently a sum of cash and half of the husband’s house, in addition to other accessories, p. 4a: Date: “The auspicious and blessed marriage took place as stipulated with my acceptance on the seventeenth.” From Rabi’ al-Awwal 1313” p. 4a: “A valid, legal marriage with an explicit contract” p. 3a: The bride is sane, mature, rational, and virgin.