Al-Durar Al-Nathir Manuscript: High-Resolution Digital Copy from Qatar National Library

A 14.1 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.00871 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The manuscript is titled 'Al-Durar Al-Nathir 'ala Ajwibat Abi al-Hasan al-Saghir' by Ibn Hilal, Abu Salim Ibrahim bin Hilal Ali al-Ghallali. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-03 and is provided under a CC0 1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) training for historical Arabic script based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Digital preservation and archival analysis of heritage materials based on the high-resolution master copy.
• Textual analysis and study of classical Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) based on the manuscript's described content.
• Metadata enrichment and cataloging of historical collections based on the linked catalog record.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy, suitable for detailed analysis and preservation.
• Large file size of 14.1 GB, indicating a high level of detail and quality in the digitization.
• Clear provenance from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection with a specific catalog record (HC.MS.00871).
• Provided under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication license.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited to basic catalog information; detailed data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The data may reflect the specific geographic and institutional context of the Qatar National Library collection.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.00871.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-03 07:47:27; freshness should be verified.