Nushat Al-Haqq: A 13th-Century Arabic Manuscript by Ibn Arabi

A 521.6 MB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.00228 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The manuscript, titled 'Nushat Al-Haqq', is attributed to the 12th-13th century scholar Ibn Arabi (1165-1240). The dataset was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license and last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models based on high-resolution scans of historical Arabic script.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of 13th-century Arabic calligraphy based on the manuscript images.
• Perform digital preservation and restoration workflows using the master copy as a source.
• Analyze the structure and layout of historical Islamic manuscripts based on the provided images.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, a known institution.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain license.

Limitations

• The dataset description lacks column-level metadata or sample data, making content structure unknown.
• Row count and specific image formats within the ZIP file are not detailed.
• The description is brief, focusing on access links rather than data characteristics.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.00228.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Time Range

Manuscript attributed to 1165-1240 (Ibn Arabi's lifetime).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 10:50:10.