Quran Manuscript Part 30 from Qatar National Library Heritage Collection

Qatar National Library provides a 3.1 GB high-resolution digital master copy of manuscript HC.MS.02119 from its Heritage Collection. The dataset contains the 30th part (Juz') of the Quran. The files are available in ZIP format under a CC0-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Train image-based machine learning models for Arabic script recognition based on high-resolution manuscript images.
• Conduct paleographic analysis of Quranic manuscripts based on the high-resolution digital master copy.
• Support digital preservation and scholarly access to religious heritage texts based on the provided master copy.
• Develop tools for manuscript alignment and comparison based on the structured part (Juz' 30) of the text.

Strengths

• High-resolution digital master copy ensures detail is preserved for analysis.
• Clear provenance from the Qatar National Library Heritage Collection (manuscript HC.MS.02119).
• Released under a permissive CC0-1.0 public domain dedication license.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Qatar National Library Heritage Collection.

Collection Method

Digitization of physical manuscript HC.MS.02119.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-17 11:19:10; freshness should be verified.