The book “Marriage Deeds in Malek National Library and Museum” was published – Mehr News Agency Iran and world’s news
According to the Mehr News Agency, citing the public relations of Malek National Library and Museum Institute, dedicated to Astan Quds Razavi, the book of marriage deeds in Malek National Library and Museum (1998 to 1998) e. Q.)” has emerged by examining and researching 48 historical documents in the document treasure of Iran’s largest cultural endowment.
44 of these documents are historical contracts from 1198 lunar year (the last years of Zandiyeh rule) to 1319 solar year (the end of the first Pahlavi rule). Most of these documents go back to the Qajar period. A divorce document dated 1332 solar, a marriage declaration document, a copy of the affidavit about the non-validity of the marriage contract, and an istikharanameh document are also included in the end of this collection, along with the marriage certificates.
Mehta Basfa, a publishing and publicity expert of Malik National Museum and Library Institute and one of the researchers and proofreaders of the book, said about the background of this research: the archive of historical documents of Malek National Library and Museum, with thousands of documents including judicial and non-judicial documents such as Sharia, legal documents, Financial, administrative, correspondence, telegrams and bills from the Safavid period to the Qajar era have a special place. Among the Shariah-legal documents of this collection, marriage deeds are of special importance and their geographical scope includes the cities and towns of Isfahan, Tehran, Fars, Khorasan, Markazi, Lorestan, Gilan, Semnan and Kerman provinces, which are done in the way of endowment, donation or purchase. prepared and like other sources and works of this very exquisite and valuable collection, valuable information about urban and rural communities, different social classes and different strata of people, including scholars and clergy, courtiers and dignitaries, princes, merchants, marketers and traders, farmers and Other guilds of the societies of that time.
He added: Many of these documents also depend on the social class of the couple, including writing style, literary texts, and artistic arrays. They are exquisite And they lend irreplaceable historical, cultural, artistic, social, literary and economic resources to researchers. Therefore, it is always considered as a research priority Scholars They have been in various magazines.
The book “Marriage Deeds in Malik National Library and Museum” begins with the preface, research background and income, which examines the deed in terms of content and form structure. In the next section, the ID of the documents is listed in chronological order, and the deeds are specified in the form of a leaf (scroll) and a notebook. 26 documents from the collection of 48 book documents are in the form of leaves.
One of the oldest paper documents researched in the book is a marriage contract dated 22nd of Sha’ban 1198 lunar year with a power of attorney and divorce certificate dated 24th Dhu Qadah 1206, and they bear the records and seal of Shaykh al-Islami Mirza Mortaza, Sheikh al-Islam Dar al-Sultaneh of Isfahan and Javad Agha, Qazi Dar al-Sultaneh from Isfahan. The window of historical awareness is valuable.
Marriage certificate of Mirza Taqi Khan Amirkabir and Malek Nasakhan Known as Malekzade Khanam (Ezzat-Dawlah), the sister of Naseruddin Shah Qajar, another valuable document is a leaf or scroll of this collection that dates back to the 22nd of Rabi-ul-Awl 1265. This contract, measuring 93.5 x 131.3 cm, is one of the most exquisite and largest paper documents in this collection, which can be considered a court document or a government decree in terms of its content.
The marriage contract of Agha Mirza Alireza Tabib, the son of Mirza Fath Ali Hakim, with Bibi Aliyeh Khanum, nicknamed Batoul, the daughter of Agha Abdul Rahim Torshizi, on 22 Rabi’al Awl 1306, is one of the other attractive documents of this book, which is gilded and has significant literary content.
Except for the literacy of contracts, small single-page contracts usually belong to the lower and middle strata of society, and scroll contracts often belong to the upper strata of society, such as princes, dignitaries, a group of merchants, sages, and famous scholars.
From the middle of the Qajar period, the use of notebook contracts became popular for the upper classes of the society. Such contracts have several pages, mostly, the first page uses beautiful decorations and colors, and the other pages have borders and tables. Among the contracts in the property archive, 18 documents in the form of notebooks There are 2 items that go back to the Pahlavi period and are printed. old The oldest contract book in this collection was for Agha Mirza Mohammad Khalil dated 1304. There is also a printed divorce certificate for the year 1332.
The death certificate of Haj Hossein Agha Malek (founder and trustee of Malek National Library and Museum) son of Haj Mohammad Kazem Malek Al-Tajjar and Nawab Qudsiya [سیده زهرا] The son of Haj Seyyed Mirza Abdallah Mutauli is one of the notebook contracts of this collection, which dates back to 23 Sha’ban 1324 AH and has valuable knowledge in the content, form and artistic structure.
The registration of documents was brought up for the first time in 1290 AD by the order of Naseruddin Shah and it was decided that the documents should be registered in a certain office and stamped and recorded in special offices like developed countries. In the Qajar contracts of the Malik Archive, there are two examples that have registration numbers in the Shariat Book.
The Marriage and Divorce Law was approved in 1310, and it was decided that marriage and divorce should be registered in one of the relevant offices according to the regulations. Therefore, the marriage offices gave the documents to the couple in a rough form in a booklet with specific and identical headings, then it was prepared by the notaries public. Therefore, these contract documents have a registration number. Two marriage certificates in the property archive dated March 12, 1316 and December 27, 1319 and a divorce certificate dated Bahman 8, 1332 are like this.
After the list of sources, glossary information, specialized list of words and terms, as well as indexes of names of characters, places, words and specialized terms, index of verses, hadiths, prayers, tasmiyeh and tahmidiyas, and the role of seals are given at the end of the book. Samples of the images of the documents are shown separately at the end of the collection.
Publications of the Malek National Library and Museum, the book “Marriage Deeds in the Malek National Library and Museum” (1998 to 2003) e. Q.) and published it. To buy this book, fans can go to the Malek National Library and Museum building at the address “Imam Khomeini Square, Sardar Bagh Melli, Mella Tahad St. (Mashak Square)” address: Tehran.