---
configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files:
  - split: train
    path: data/train-*
  - split: dev
    path: data/dev-*
dataset_info:
  features:
  - name: id
    dtype: int64
  - name: question
    dtype: string
  - name: A
    dtype: string
  - name: B
    dtype: string
  - name: C
    dtype: string
  - name: D
    dtype: string
  - name: answer
    dtype: string
  splits:
  - name: train
    num_bytes: 152928
    num_examples: 600
  - name: dev
    num_bytes: 77428
    num_examples: 300
  download_size: 127119
  dataset_size: 230356
task_categories:
- question-answering
language:
- ar
tags:
- Islamic
- Shared-Task
- PlamX
- ArabicNLP
---


## 🏷️ PalmX 2025 — Islamic Culture Evaluation (PalmX-IC)

### Dataset Summary
PalmX-IC assesses a model’s knowledge of Islamic culture—rituals, Qurʾān verses, Ḥadīth, historic events, jurisprudence, and religious holidays—core elements of life across the Arab world.  
All items are authored in **Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)** . The dataset powers **Subtask 2** of the PalmX 2025 shared task.

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### Dataset Structure
| Split | # MCQs | Release Date | Notes                    |
|------:|-------:|-------------|--------------------------|
| Train | 600    | 10 Jun 2025 | With gold answers        |
| Dev   | 300    | 10 Jun 2025 | With gold answers        |
| Test  | 1 000  | Blind       | Answers withheld         |

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#### Example Record
```json
{
  "id": 57057,
  "question": "في أي شهر هجري فُرض صيام رمضان؟",
  "A": "شعبان",
  "B": "رمضان",
  "C": "محرم",
  "D": "ربيع الأول",
  "answer": "A"
}
```
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#### License
PalmX Data License — non-commercial research use.

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#### Access
You will gain access after registering for the shared task.

    • Register here → https://forms.gle/cpmYGkAhM3YLXBsQ7
    • Website → https://palmx.dlnlp.ai/

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#### Contact & Links
	•	🌐 Website: https://palmx.dlnlp.ai/
	•	📝 Registration Form: https://forms.gle/cpmYGkAhM3YLXBsQ7
	•	📣 Google Group: https://groups.google.com/g/palmx2025