---
license: mit
language:
- en
size_categories:
- n<1K
task_categories:
- text-generation
- question-answering
- text-retrieval
tags:
- islamic-articles
- muslim-travel
- halal-food
- mosque
- prayer-room
- singapore
- rag
- knowledge-base
- text-corpus
- nlp
- retrieval-augmented-generation
pretty_name: "Islamic Articles Corpus - English RAG Dataset"
dataset_info:
  features:
  - name: id
    dtype: string
  - name: title
    dtype: string
  - name: text
    dtype: string
  - name: text_preview
    dtype: string
  - name: source_url
    dtype: string
  - name: content_hash
    dtype: string
  - name: language
    dtype: string
  - name: topic_category
    dtype: string
  - name: char_count
    dtype: int32
  - name: word_count
    dtype: int32
  - name: image_count
    dtype: int32
  - name: has_images
    dtype: bool
  - name: source_platform
    dtype: string
  splits:
  - name: train
    num_examples: 26
  - name: validation
    num_examples: 3
  - name: test
    num_examples: 4
  config_name: default
configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: data/train-*.parquet
  - split: validation
    path: data/validation-*.parquet
  - split: test
    path: data/test-*.parquet
---

# ☪ Islamic Articles Corpus - English RAG Dataset

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## Dataset Description

**Islamic Articles Corpus** is a curated English-language RAG corpus containing **33 articles** covering Muslim travel guides, mosque visits, halal food, prayer room directories, and Islamic community documentation. Every article preserves **complete full-text content** with all **608 embedded image references**. Content focuses heavily on **Singapore, Iran, Japan, Oman, and Qatar** mosque and travel documentation.

### Key Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| **Total Records** | 33 |
| **Language** | English (en) |
| **Format** | Parquet (auto Dataset Viewer enabled) |
| **Splits** | train (26), validation (3), test (4) |
| **Avg. Article Length** | 10,260 characters |
| **Total Characters** | 338,603 |
| **Total Image References** | 608 |
| **Articles with Images** | 30 / 33 |
| **License** | MIT |
| **Version** | v2.0.0 |
| **Release Date** | 2026-06-13 |

---

## Embeddable Dataset Viewer

```html
<iframe
  src="https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/islamic-articles-corpus/embed/viewer/default/train"
  frameborder="0"
  width="100%"
  height="560px"
></iframe>
```

**Direct viewer links:**
- [🔍 Browse All](https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/islamic-articles-corpus/viewer/default/train)
- [🕌 Mosques](https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/islamic-articles-corpus/viewer/default/train?q=Mosque)
- [✈️ Travel](https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/islamic-articles-corpus/viewer/default/train?q=Travel)

---

## Topic Distribution

| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Mosques & Prayer Rooms | 26 |
| Islamic Knowledge | 2 |
| Community & Business | 2 |
| Travel Guides | 2 |
| Halal Food | 1 |


---

## Data Schema

| Column | Type | Description | Queryable |
|---|---|---|---|
| `id` | string | Article ID | ✅ |
| `title` | string | Full article title | ✅ Full-text |
| `text` | string | **Complete article body** with Markdown images | ✅ Full-text |
| `text_preview` | string | First 300 chars (Viewer-friendly) | ✅ |
| `source_url` | string | Canonical URL | ✅ |
| `content_hash` | string | SHA-256 integrity hash | ✅ |
| `language` | string | Language tag (`en`) | ✅ Filter |
| `topic_category` | string | Topic category | ✅ Filter |
| `char_count` | int32 | Character count | ✅ Sort |
| `word_count` | int32 | Word count | ✅ Sort |
| `image_count` | int32 | Image references count | ✅ Sort |
| `has_images` | bool | Has images | ✅ Filter |
| `source_platform` | string | Source website | ✅ Filter |

### SQL Console Queries

```sql
SELECT topic_category, COUNT(*) as count, AVG(char_count) as avg_len
FROM train GROUP BY topic_category ORDER BY count DESC;

SELECT title, char_count, image_count FROM train ORDER BY image_count DESC LIMIT 10;
```

---

## Data Samples


#### Example: About salaamalykum website：What we are doing now and what we
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| `title` | About salaamalykum website：What we are doing now and what we are belie |
| `text_preview` | --- # About salaamalykum website：What we are doing now and what we are believe...  > **Original Source**: [https://salaa... |
| `source_url` | `https://salaamalykum.com/article/1408` |
| `topic_category` | Islamic Knowledge |
| `char_count` | 17066 |
| `image_count` | 0 |

#### Example: Africalocals.com Buyer Protection, MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and 
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| `title` | Africalocals.com Buyer Protection, MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and Terms & Co |
| `text_preview` | --- # Africalocals.com Buyer Protection, MONEY BACK GUARANTEE and Terms & Conditions  > **Original Source**: [https://sa... |
| `source_url` | `https://salaamalykum.com/article/1172` |
| `topic_category` | Islamic Knowledge |
| `char_count` | 7221 |
| `image_count` | 4 |

#### Example: Best Halal Food in Beijing: Muslim-Friendly Restaurants and 
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| `title` | Best Halal Food in Beijing: Muslim-Friendly Restaurants and Hui Muslim |
| `text_preview` | --- # Best Halal Food in Beijing: Muslim-Friendly Restaurants and Hui Muslim Street Food Map (Issue 57)  > **Original So... |
| `source_url` | `https://salaamalykum.com/article/3126` |
| `topic_category` | Halal Food |
| `char_count` | 20236 |
| `image_count` | 68 |


---

## Data Collection & Processing Pipeline

### Source
Articles from [salaamalykum.com](https://salaamalykum.com), an open-source platform documenting Muslim life worldwide.

### Processing Steps
1. **Content Extraction**: Articles sourced from WeCenter 3.1.9 CMS
2. **Markdown Formatting**: Standardized with headings, blockquotes, and image references
3. **SHA-256 Hashing**: Content integrity verification per article
4. **Topic Classification**: Rule-based keyword classifier
5. **Parquet Serialization**: `pyarrow` with `row_group_size=20`, `write_page_index=True`
6. **Split Generation**: Deterministic shuffle (seed=42), 80/10/10

### Known Limitations
- Image URLs reference external hosts (not embedded as binary)
- Focused primarily on Singapore and Asia-Pacific region
- English content (see [Chinese-Muslim](https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/Chinese-Muslim) for Chinese version)

---

## Related Datasets

| Dataset | Articles | Language | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Chinese-Muslim](https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/Chinese-Muslim) | 279 | zh-CN | Full Chinese Muslim knowledge |
| [Chinese-Muslim-Travel](https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/Chinese-Muslim-Travel) | 347 | zh-CN | Muslim travel |
| [Islamic-Culture](https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/Islamic-Culture) | 260 | zh-CN | Islamic culture |
| **[islamic-articles-corpus](https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/islamic-articles-corpus)** (this) | 33 | en | English articles |

---

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("qurancn/islamic-articles-corpus")
article = ds["train"][0]
print(article["title"])
print(article["text"])  # Full body with images
```

---

## Version History

| Version | Date | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| `v2.0.0` | 2026-06-13 | Full rebuild: Parquet, 3 splits, 13-column schema, complete text + images |
| `v1.0.0` | 2026-06-13 | Initial upload |

## Citation

```bibtex
@dataset{islamic_articles_corpus_2026,
  title={Islamic Articles Corpus: English RAG Dataset},
  author={Salaamalykum Project},
  year={2026},
  url={https://huggingface.co/datasets/qurancn/islamic-articles-corpus}
}
```

## License
[MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

## Contact
- Email: [bropeace@protonmail.com](mailto:bropeace@protonmail.com)