QNL Manuscript HC.MS.00288: A High-Resolution Digital Copy of a Prophetic Biography

A 1.5 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.00288 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The manuscript is a book about the biography of the Prophet Muhammad (Sirah or Mawlid). The dataset was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0-1.0 license and last updated on June 3, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition (OCR) models for historical Arabic script based on the high-resolution manuscript images.
• Analyze the layout and calligraphic styles of Islamic manuscripts based on the digitized pages.
• Conduct textual analysis of prophetic biography (Sirah) literature based on the manuscript's content.
• Create digital archives or educational resources for Islamic heritage based on the digitized collection.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy, suitable for detailed visual analysis.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, a known institution.
• Released under a permissive CC0-1.0 public domain license.
• File size of 1.5 GB suggests a detailed, multi-page digitization.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, making field semantics unknown.
• The row count and specific internal structure of the ZIP file are unknown.
• The description metadata is limited to the manuscript's subject and source links.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.00288.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 11:27:30; freshness should be verified.