Sahih al-Bukhari: High-Resolution Digital Manuscript from Qatar National Library

A 1.6 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.2018.0014 from the QNL Heritage Collection. The manuscript is the 'Al-Jami' al-Sahih' (The Authentic Collection) by Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari (810-870). It was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0-1.0 license and last updated on 2026-06-02.

Use Cases

• Train Optical Character Recognition (OCR) models for classical Arabic script based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Conduct textual analysis of the Sahih al-Bukhari hadith collection using the digitized text.
• Study manuscript illumination, calligraphy, and material features from the high-resolution digital copy.
• Perform comparative analysis of manuscript variants or transmission history using the digitized source.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed visual inspection.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, providing authoritative provenance.
• Released under a permissive CC0-1.0 public domain dedication.

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 1.6 GB file is a ZIP archive; the internal structure and file formats are not specified.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.2018.0014.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript to create a high-resolution digital master copy.

Time Range

The original work dates from the 9th century (author lived 810-870). The digitization date is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-02 10:16:24; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely associated with the Qatar National Library's collections; specific origin of the physical manuscript is not detailed.