14th-Century Islamic Law and Theology Manuscript, Part Two

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.00441 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The manuscript is titled 'The Unique Jewel: Commentary on the Summary of Rulings and the Science of Monotheism, Part Two' and was authored by Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Wasiti (1317-1374). The dataset is provided as a 5.6 GB ZIP file under a CC0 1.0 public domain dedication.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models on high-resolution images of historical Arabic script.
• Analyze the structure and commentary style of classical Islamic legal texts.
• Study the paleographic features of 14th-century Arabic manuscripts.
• Build a digital corpus of theological works from the Mamluk period for text mining.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures clarity for detailed analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, providing institutional authority.
• Released under a CC0 1.0 license, allowing for maximum reuse without restriction.
• The 5.6 GB file size suggests a detailed, high-quality scan.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset contains only one manuscript volume, limiting scope for comparative studies.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.00441.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Time Range

Manuscript authored between 1317 and 1374.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 11:19:42; freshness should be verified.