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tags:
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- shamelabooks
Arabic OCR Books Dataset (ocr_arabic_books)
This repository is a structurally aligned Arabic Optical Character Recognition (OCR) dataset. It hosts a collection of classical Islamic books, organized by separate configurations (subsets) to support modular loading without filename collisions.
📚 Master Book Inventory
Total running pages in repository: 181,427
| # | Book Name (English) | Book Name (Arabic) | Subset / Config Name | Page Count | Image Index Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taqreeb Fatawa wa Rasa'il Ibn Taymiyyah | تقريب فتاوى ورسائل شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية | default |
3,537 | 0001.jpg – 3537.jpg |
| 2 | Sunan Ibn Majah | سنن ابن ماجه | sunan_ibn_majah |
3,012 | 3538.jpg – 6549.jpg |
| 3 | Al-Musannaf by Ibn Abi Shaibah | المصنف لابن أبي شيبة | musannaf_ibn_abi_shaibah |
10,475 | 6550.jpg – 17024.jpg |
| 4 | Tafsir al-Tabari (Jami' al-Bayan) | جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن (تفسير الطبري) | tafsir_al_tabari |
16,700 | 17025.jpg – 33724.jpg |
| 5 | Al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi | المبسوط للسرخسي | al_mabsut |
6,277 | 33725.jpg – 40001.jpg |
| 6 | Al-Ghayah fi Ikhtisar al-Nihayah | الغاية في اختصار النهاية | al_ghayah |
3,302 | 40002.jpg – 43328.jpg* |
| 7 | Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal | مسند الإمام أحمد بن حنبل | musnad_ahmad |
23,338 | 43304.jpg – 66641.jpg |
| 8 | Sahih al-Bukhari (Dar al-Taseel) | صحيح البخاري (طبعة دار التأصيل) | sahih_al_bukhari |
4,719 | 66642.jpg – 71360.jpg |
| 9 | Al-Musnad al-Musannaf al-Mu'allal | المسند المصنف المعلل | al_musnad_al_muallal |
22,631 | 71361.jpg – 93991.jpg |
| 10 | Kanz al-Ummal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wa al-Af'al | كنز العمال في سنن الأقوال والأفعال | kanz_al_ummal |
11,533 | 93992.jpg – 105524.jpg |
| 11 | Al-Jami' al-Kamil fi al-Hadith al-Sahih al-Shamil | الجامع الكامل في الحديث الصحيح الشامل | al_jami_al_kamil |
8,497 | 105525.jpg – 114021.jpg |
| 12 | Al-Ta'liqat al-Hissan 'ala Sahih Ibn Hibban | التعليقات الحسان على صحيح ابن حبان | al_taliqat_al_hissan |
4,396 | 114022.jpg – 118417.jpg |
| 13 | Jam' al-Jawami' / Al-Jami' al-Kabir | جمع الجوامع المعروف بـ الجامع الكبير | jam_al_jawami |
18,715 | 118418.jpg – 137132.jpg |
| 14 | Al-Matalib al-Aliyah bi-Zawa'id al-Masanid al-Thamaniyah | المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية | al_matalib_al_aliyah |
13,191 | 137133.jpg – 150323.jpg |
| 15 | Majma' al-Zawa'id wa-Manba' al-Fawa'id | مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد | majma_al_zawaid |
3,478 | 150324.jpg – 153801.jpg |
| 16 | Jami' al-Masanid wa-al-Sunan | جامع المسانيد والسنن | jami_al_masanid |
6,314 | 153802.jpg – 160115.jpg |
| 17 | Kitab al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah | الأحاديث المختارة (المستخرج من الأحاديث المختارة) | kitab_ahadith_mukhtharah |
3,882 | 160116.jpg – 163997.jpg |
| 18 | Sharh al-Sunnah by al-Baghawi | شرح السنة للبغوي | sharh_al_sunnah |
6,133 | 163998.jpg – 170130.jpg |
| 19 | Ma'rifat al-Sunan wa al-Athar by al-Bayhaqi | معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي | marifat_al_sunan_wa_al_athar |
4,204 | 170131.jpg – 174334.jpg |
| 20 | Shu'ab al-Iman by al-Bayhaqi | الجامع لشعب الإيمان للبيهقي | shuab_al_iman |
7,093 | 174335.jpg – 181427.jpg |
| Total | 181,427 |
*Note: Specific pages representing raw cover layout variations and visual manuscript photo appendices have been intentionally skipped to ensure high-fidelity print OCR training signals.
🛠️ Dataset Structure
Every book subset inside this repository uses a standardized, clean schema:
| Field Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
file_name |
string |
Relative path to the image on disk (present in certain sub-configurations). |
image |
Image |
Scanned page image (JPEG format, 150 DPI) |
page_header |
string |
Spatially aligned running headers containing page numbers and titles (or null if the book lacks running headers or has had headers cropped out to avoid layout mismatches). |
body |
string |
Clean Arabic main body text (fully stripped of HTML tags, normalized to Unix newlines, stripped of tashkeel/diacritics where appropriate to match printed page layouts, and free of database anchors). |
footnotes |
string |
Clean footnotes and/or bottom-centered Arabic page numbers matching the printed layout (null if none exist). |
💻 How to Use
Because the repository is formatted in native Parquet shards, you can load or stream any individual book subset directly using its config_name:
from datasets import load_dataset
# 1. Load Taqreeb Fatawa wa Rasa'il Ibn Taymiyyah (default subset)
dataset_taqreeb = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", split="train")
# 2. Load Sunan Ibn Majah subset
dataset_majah = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "sunan_ibn_majah", split="train")
# 3. Load Al-Musannaf by Ibn Abi Shaibah subset
dataset_musannaf = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "musannaf_ibn_abi_shaibah", split="train")
# 4. Load Tafsir al-Tabari subset
dataset_tabari = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "tafsir_al_tabari", split="train")
# 5. Load Al-Mabsut by al-Sarakhsi subset
dataset_mabsut = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "al_mabsut", split="train")
# 6. Load Al-Ghayah fi Ikhtisar al-Nihayah subset
dataset_ghayah = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "al_ghayah", split="train")
# 7. Load Musnad Ahmad subset
dataset_ahmad = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "musnad_ahmad", split="train")
# 8. Load Sahih al-Bukhari subset
dataset_bukhari = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "sahih_al_bukhari", split="train")
# 9. Load Al-Musnad al-Musannaf al-Mu'allal subset
dataset_muallal = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "al_musnad_al_muallal", split="train")
# 10. Load Kanz al-Ummal subset
dataset_kanz = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "kanz_al_ummal", split="train")
# 11. Load Al-Jami' al-Kamil subset
dataset_kamil = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "al_jami_al_kamil", split="train")
# 12. Load Al-Ta'liqat al-Hissan subset
dataset_hissan = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "al_taliqat_al_hissan", split="train")
# 13. Load Jam' al-Jawami' subset
dataset_jawami = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "jam_al_jawami", split="train")
# 14. Load Al-Matalib al-Aliyah subset
dataset_matalib = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "al_matalib_al_aliyah", split="train")
# 15. Load Majma' al-Zawa'id subset
dataset_zawaid = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "majma_al_zawaid", split="train")
# 16. Load Jami' al-Masanid subset
dataset_masanid = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "jami_al_masanid", split="train")
# 17. Load Kitab al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah subset
dataset_mukhtarah = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "kitab_ahadith_mukhtharah", split="train")
# 18. Load Sharh al-Sunnah subset
dataset_sunnah = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "sharh_al_sunnah", split="train")
# 19. Load Ma'rifat al-Sunan wa al-Athar subset
dataset_sunan_athar = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "marifat_al_sunan_wa_al_athar", split="train")
# 20. Load Shu'ab al-Iman subset
dataset_shuab = load_dataset("freococo/ocr_arabic_books", "shuab_al_iman", split="train")
# Access and preview
first_page = dataset_shuab[0]
print(first_page["body"]) # Displays the cleaned main body text
print(first_page["footnotes"]) # Displays the clean footnotes text (or None if empty)
first_page["image"].show() # Automatically opens the visual page JPEG