Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum

Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum

Letter from Riza al-Safavi al-Musavi al-Husayni Isfahani to Navvabah Safa’ Khanum about the hardships he and his children went through despite his hard work reciting Rawzah and writing prayers in Yazd for ten months to make money. Then, he talks about his decision to go back to his hometown as he was not able to provide for his family in the harsh cold weather, and how he has lost his wife on the way and his two sons have become ill. He asks for Navvabah Safa’ Khanum’s generosity to get support for the expenses of their trip.

Item Details

  • Date undated
  • Dimensions 26.5 x 21 cm
  • Collections Nina and Siyamak Mihrdad
  • Repository Nina and Siyamak Mihrdad Collection
  • Restrictions No restrictions
  • Accessed 18 October 2018
  • Last Edited 26 December 2018
  • Record no. 15173A5
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