| # 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 | |
| ```bash | |
| # 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 |