Quran Manuscript Part 12 from Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

A 764.4 MB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.01794 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset is a digitized version of the twelfth part (Juz' 12) of the Quran. It was published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license and last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train OCR models for historical Arabic calligraphy based on the high-resolution manuscript images.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts based on the digitized script.
• Study the layout and ornamentation of Islamic manuscripts based on the digital master copy.
• Create digital archives or educational resources for religious and cultural heritage based on the digitized text.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures fine details of the manuscript are preserved.
• Directly sourced from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, providing institutional provenance.
• Released under a permissive CC0 1.0 public domain dedication, allowing unrestricted use.

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 specific time period or geographic origin of the original manuscript is not detailed in the provided metadata.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.01794.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 09:40:49; freshness should be verified.