Quran Manuscript Part 20 From Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

A 1.3 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.01982 from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection. The dataset, last updated in May 2026, contains a digitized version of Part 20 of the Quran. It is provided by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models based on high-resolution images of classical Arabic calligraphy.
• Analyze manuscript illumination and decorative elements based on the high-resolution digital master copy.
• Conduct paleographic studies of Quranic scripts based on the digitized manuscript pages.
• Create digital archives or educational resources for Islamic heritage based on the provided manuscript part.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy suitable for detailed visual analysis.
• Directly sourced from a known heritage collection (QNL HC.MS.01982).
• Released under a permissive public domain dedication (CC0 1.0).

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's scope is limited to a single part (Juz' 20) of the Quran.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.01982.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 10:46:08; freshness should be verified.