Quran Manuscript Part 25 From Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

A high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02084 from the QNL Heritage Collection. The dataset is a 3.0 GB ZIP file published by Qatar National Library under a CC0 1.0 license. The record was last updated on May 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Train optical character recognition models based on high-resolution images of classical Arabic script.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts based on the visual features of the digitized pages.
• Support digital preservation and scholarly access to cultural heritage materials based on the provided master copy.
• Study the art of Islamic calligraphy and manuscript illumination based on the high-resolution imagery.

Strengths

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

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 part (Juz' 25) of the Quran, not the complete text.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection, manuscript HC.MS.02084.

Collection Method

Digitization of a physical manuscript.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 07:53:42; freshness should be verified.