Thank you, Rozaliya Garipova!
Thank you, Rozaliya Garipova, for joining us as guest blog editor in April. In case you missed her essays, here they are: Mahr (Dower) in the Volga-Ural Muslim Community in … Continue reading Thank you, Rozaliya Garipova!
Petition from a captive wife (1853)
By Rozaliya Garipova[1] Mahibädär ‘Abdurrakhman qizi sent a petition to the Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly (hereafter the OA) on December 12, 1852. The OA received the report on the 20th … Continue reading Petition from a captive wife (1853)
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Married but not Married (1861)
By Rozaliya Garipova[1] In the previous case we saw that the two sides negotiated a marital contract but since the side of the groom could not pay the appointed mahr, … Continue reading Married but not Married (1861)
Married Before Marriage (1853)
By Rozaliya Garipova[1] On October 15, 1853, akhund[2] ‘Izzatullah ‘Abdulaziz ughli[3] prepared a report to the Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly[4] (hereafter the OA) after hearing the testimonies of all the … Continue reading Married Before Marriage (1853)