📖 Arabic-Myanmar Quran Voice Dataset

🕌 Overview

This dataset contains high-quality MP3 audio recordings of the entire Holy Qur’an with:

Arabic recitation of each verse
Followed immediately by its Myanmar (Burmese) translation

It is the first complete Arabic-Myanmar Quran audio interpretation of its kind publicly released in Myanmar. The goal is to make the Qur’an more accessible to:

Elderly persons
Blind or visually impaired people
Myanmar speakers who wish to understand the meanings while listening

🎙️ Voice & Production Credits

Narrator / Translator:

Qārī-i-Aʿẓam of Myanmar (قاري اعظم ميانمار)
Hazrat Fadilat al-Shaykh Maulana Hafiz Qari Tin Myint Makki Al-Hanafi Sahib (Hafizahullah)
فضيلة الشيخ حضرت مولانا حافظ القاري تن منت المكي الحنفي صاحب حفظه الله
- Principal of Quran College, Dala, Yangon

Production Team:

Scholars under Hazrat Maulana Hafiz Qari Tin Myint Sahib’s guidance
Hosted and distributed by MMSY – Myanmar Muslim Student & Youth

"Each ayah is recited in Arabic, then followed by the translated meaning in clear Myanmar language."

📊 Dataset Statistics

Feature	Value
Total Surahs	114
Total Duration	2 days, 19 hours, 30 minutes (~67.5 hours)
Shortest Track	1 minute, 12 seconds
Longest Track	5 hours, 20 minutes, 37 seconds
Format	`.mp3` files + `metadata.csv`

Each sample includes:

audio/XXX.mp3: the audio track for one surah
A row in metadata.csv with all details

📦 Usage

import pandas as pd

# Show all columns (disable column truncation)
pd.set_option("display.max_columns", None)
pd.set_option("display.width", 0)

# Load metadata CSV directly from Hugging Face
df = pd.read_csv("https://huggingface.co/datasets/freococo/arabic_myanmar_quran_voices/resolve/main/metadata.csv")

# Preview first 5 rows
print(df.head())

# Optionally, print the full dataset
# print(df)

⚠️ Important Notes

This dataset is in folder + CSV format (not .tar).
Each row in metadata.csv maps directly to a .mp3 file in the audio/ folder.
Some .mp3 files are over 2 to 5 hours long, which may cause the Hugging Face Dataset Viewer to crash or become unresponsive.
For reliable access and usage, please load the dataset programmatically using the code in the Usage section above.
No Hugging Face streaming logic is required.

📥 Original Source & Downloads

Quran Audio MP3:
- MediaFire folder
- Box folder
MMSY Web App:
- Myanmar Muslim Student & Youth

📚 Intended Use

Educational & devotional listening
Audio access for elderly, blind, or visually impaired
Myanmar-language learners of the Qur’an
Dataset for religious ASR, TTS, and multilingual research

✨ Acknowledgments

We give all credit and heartfelt thanks to:

Maulana Hafiz Qari Tin Myint Makki Al-Hanafi and his scholars
MMSY (Myanmar Muslim Student & Youth) for hosting and distributing this resource
The volunteers who made this possible for the public

This is a public domain audio dataset meant to serve the Ummah and researchers alike.

⚠️ Disclaimer

I, freococo, am not the creator or copyright owner of the original MP3 recordings or their content. I only curated and published this dataset for:

The love of languages and Myanmar accessibility
Support for open-source AI development
The benefit of education, research, and humanity 💛

💡 Citation

You may cite the dataset as:

@dataset{freococo_arabic_myanmar_quran_voices,
  title  = {Arabic-Myanmar Quran Voice},
  author = {freococo},
  year   = {2025},
  url    = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/freococo/arabic_myanmar_quran_voices},
  note   = {Original narration by Maulana Hafiz Qari Tin Myint Makki Al-Hanafi and team. Curated and released by freococo.}
}