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Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam

Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam writes to his nephew, Aqa Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam, to offer advice on family matters.
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Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam to Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam

Mirza Mansur Shaykh al-Islam offers family advise to his nephew, Mirza Hasan Shaykh al-Islam.
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Tarbiat al-bunat

An early text for the education of girls, adapted and translated by Mirza ‘Aziz Allah Khan.
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Letters from Subh-i Azal to Maymanat

Letters from Subh-i Azal to his granddaughter, Maymanat. Some of the letter are addressed to Maymanat and ‘Aliyah (Maymanat's sister).
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Letters from Subh-i Azal to ‘Aliyah
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Amir al-Umara to Mansurah

Amir al-Umara (Amir Khan) advises Mansurah, his daughter, to avoid bad people. He also asks her to trust God when she feels alone and not to be disappointed when things go wrong.
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Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of men]

Ma‘ayib al-rijal [Vices of Men], written by Bibi Khanum Astarabadi (1858 or 59-1921) in 1894, first published in 1992. Vices of Men was Bibi Khanum’s response to Ta’dib al-niswan [Disciplining Women], also known as Ta’dib al-nisa’, a male-centered, often misogynous text in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters. This text begins autobiographically with Bibi Khanum explaining her social and educational background. The text is composed of two sections; the first is a direct wittily angry response to Disciplining Women. The...
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Hadiyat al-muhibb

Originally written by Mulla ʻAbd al-Rasul Madani Kashani (1863 or 64–1946 or 47), in 1894 or 1895 [1312 AH].
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Letter

After the greeting, the author writes about ʻAbbas, son of Hasan Qurban ʻAli, who secretly goes to see the daughter of Ghulam Husayn Mulla Ibrahim in her house. The author has to send Aqa Jan Bayg with a few guys to the house to get ʻAbbas when he hears about it. But, the daughter doesn't open the door and they have to climb the wall to get in the house. They catch ʻAbbas hiding in a trunk and take him to the author’s house. The author asks the addressee for a recommendation about what to do with 'Abbas. The author writes about several other issues as well.
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Etiquette for socializing women

A male-centered, often misogynous text written in the tradition of satirical books of advice to women about their conduct and behavior. For more information about this version see page 3 of the second volume of Malik Library's catalogue of manuscripts. Also see Ruhangiz Karachi's article “Who is the original author of Ta’dib al-nisvan?”, Tarikh-i adabiyat, 65, 3 (summer 2010): 199-208.

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