Dalail al-Khayrat Manuscript Digital Master Copy from Qatar National Library

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2018.0021 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The manuscript contains the text 'Dalail al-Khayrat wa Shawariq al-Anwar fi Dhikr al-Salat 'ala al-Nabi al-Mukhtar' by Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli (1404-1465). The dataset was last updated on May 7, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models based on high-resolution images of Arabic script.
• Analyze manuscript layout and calligraphic styles based on the digitized pages.
• Conduct textual analysis of the 'Dalail al-Khayrat' prayer book based on the digitized content.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy, which suggests detailed imagery suitable for analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, indicating institutional provenance.
• Released under a CC0-1.0 license, allowing for maximum reuse.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The specific content and structure of the manuscript pages are not detailed in the available metadata.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative tasks.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Time Range

Manuscript authored between 1404-1465; digitization date unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 08:18:32; freshness should be verified.