inssatoure/xassaid_database

📚 Open dataset of 122 Xassaid (Khassaid) poems by Serigne Touba — Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké. Full Arabic text, French & Wolof summaries. Ready to import into Firestore, SQLite, or any database. # 📚 Khassaid Corpus — Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba > Open dataset of **122 Khassaid** (sacred poems) by **Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Mbacké** (Khadimou Rassoul, 1853–1927), founder of the Mouride Brotherhood. Each poem includes: - **Full Arabic text** (original manuscript transcription) - **French summary** (content + historical context) - **Wolof summary** (for Senegambian audiences) - **Thematic keywords** (faith, patience, exile, love, knowledge…) --- ## 📦 What's inside ``` khassaid-corpus/ ├── data/ │ ├── khassaid_corpus.json ← 122 documents, structured JSON ⭐ │ ├── khassaid_corpus.csv ← same data, spreadsheet-ready │ └── khassaid_corpus_raw.txt ← original full-text export ├── scripts/ │ ├── parse.mjs ← regenerate JSON/CSV from raw text │ ├── import-firestore.mjs ← import into Firebase Firestore │ └── import-sqlite.mjs ← import into SQLite ├── examples/ │ ├── search.mjs ← CLI keyword search (no dependencies) │ └── api-server.mjs ← minimal REST API (requires express) └── docs/ └── schema.md ← full field documentation ``` --- ## ⚡ Quick Start ```bash git clone github.com cd khassaid-corpus # Search the corpus (no install needed) node examples/search.mjs "patience" node examples/search.mjs "exil amour" # Start a local REST API npm install express node examples/api-server.mjs # → localhost ``` --- ## 🗄 Use the data directly (JSON) ```js import corpus from './data/khassaid_corpus.json' assert { type: 'json' }; console.log(corpus.total); // 122 const doc = corpus.documents[0]; console.log(doc.title); // "AHAZANIL BAAQI" console.log(doc.themes); // ["protection", "Dieu", "prophète", ...] console.log(doc.arabicText); // أَعَاذَنِى الْبَاقِى مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ... console.log(doc.frenchSummary); // Ce poème exprime la reconnaissance... ``` …