README.md

Shamela Database

Arabic Islamic text database containing scholarly works, hadith collections, tafsir, fiqh, and other classical Islamic literature.

Files

• database.rar - Compressed database file (~12 GB)

Download

# Using huggingface-cli
huggingface-cli download Kandil7/shamela-database --local-dir ./shamela-db

# Or using Python
from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
snapshot_download(repo_id="Kandil7/shamela-database", repo_type="dataset")

Contents

This database contains:

• Quran translations and tafsir
• Hadith collections (Bukhari, Muslim, etc.)
• Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
• Seerah (Prophet's biography)
• Islamic history
• Classical Arabic literature

Usage

1. Download the .rar file
2. Extract using 7-Zip or WinRAR
3. Access the database files

License

Please check individual texts for their respective copyright status.

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Dataset: Kandil7/shamela-database
Size: ~12 GB
Last Updated: April 2026