Show HN: Reminder – Ask the Quran Questions Using RAG and OpenAI (reminder.dev)

2 points by asim 1y ago ↗ HN

Hey all

I started working on something that would enable me to use llms to ask questions to the Quran and related texts. I didn't have much prior exposure to AI. Except for some usage of chatgpt and the API. I'd be curious to get some feedback. I pre-built an index of embeddings for the Quran, Hadith (bukhari) and names of Allah. Any question first queries the index to create a context that's then fed in for the actual question. I think there's still significant tweaking required, but I'm learning something doing it so I thought it might be interesting to share.

The code is also open source. https://github.com/asim/reminder

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FreePalestine1 1y ago ↗

Brother as a fellow Muslim this project is deeply troubling. LLMs are bound to butcher the word of God.

Why not try indexing IslamQA or something instead?

asim 1y ago ↗

I understand your concerns and I too have my concerns which is why the goal is not to try to replace the usage of the Quran, scholars or our own need to seek knowledge. We can't shy away from the use of new technology but we should also be cautious. I cite references that are used for the search context and those are visible. Essentially one should not offload their reasoning to a machine but something that has the ability to search a knowledge base and offer summarisation is a valuable tool. Again not a replacement for scholars or students it knowledge. But something to consider.