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Exception:    InvalidSignatureError
Message:      Signature verification failed
Traceback:    Traceback (most recent call last):
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                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.14/site-packages/jwt/api_jws.py", line 417, in _verify_signature
                  raise InvalidSignatureError("Signature verification failed")
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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.

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