islamic-legal-assistant

Islamic Legal Assistant (Yemeni Personal Status Law)

This model is a fine-tuned large language model specialized in answering questions related to Yemeni Personal Status Law.

Model Description

The model was fine-tuned using Unsloth on a curated dataset of Islamic legal questions and answers. It is designed to answer only based on the provided dataset and does not rely on external knowledge. If no relevant answer exists in the dataset, the model responds with:

"لا أعلم حسب البيانات المتاحة"

Intended Use

• Academic and educational purposes
• Demonstration of fine-tuning large language models
• Legal question answering within a limited scope

Training Details

• Base model: Meta-Llama-3-8B
• Fine-tuning method: Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT / LoRA)
• Framework: Unsloth + Transformers
• Language: Arabic
• Domain: Yemeni Personal Status Law

Dataset

The dataset contains curated question–answer pairs covering:

• Engagement (الخطبة)
• Marriage (الزواج)
• Divorce (الطلاق)
• Alimony (النفقة)
• Custody (الحضانة)

Limitations

• The model does not provide legal advice.
• Answers are limited strictly to the training data.
• Not suitable for real-world legal decision making.

Author

Tsneem