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Browse all Quranic topics organized by Ontology, Thematic, and General categories. Click on any topic to see associated ayahs.

Ontology Topics

The Quranic Ontology uses knowledge representation to define key concepts in the Quran and show their relationships using predicate logic. The ontology is based on traditional Quranic analysis, including the hadīth of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and the tafsīr of Ibn Kathīr. Named entities in verses, such as historic people and places, are linked to concepts in the ontology through named entity tagging.

The ontology is a graph of 300 linked concepts and 350 relations, providing a structured map of Quranic knowledge. Ontology topics are sourced from Quran corpus project.

Thematic Topics

Thematic topics are grouped into three major themes, each highlighting a different dimension of Quranic teachings:

۩ Doctrine — Focuses on a Muslim’s relationship with Allah, with others, and with creation. Includes acts of worship, family relations, business transactions, and moral interactions.
⌛ Stories — Narratives such as those of Moses, Noah, and Ṣâliḥ, which reassured the Prophet ﷺ during rejection in Mecca and served as warnings for disbelievers (see 11:120–123). Other stories, like Joseph and Job, emphasize moral lessons.
☼ The Unseen — Belief in Allah’s qualities, angels, resurrection, and judgment. These reinforce faith in the divine through the heart, beyond physical perception.

Thematic topics are sourced from Clear Quran translation.

General Topics

General topics cover a wide range of Quranic subjects that don’t fall directly under Ontology or Thematic categories. These provide an accessible entry point for readers to explore various aspects of the Quran.

Topic Name ⇅	Arabic Name	Type	Parent	Children	Ayahs ⇅	Action
magic	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Magic	السحر	General	—	0	82	View
Magician	الساحر	General	—	0	82	View
Maiden	البكر	General	—	0	11	View
Majority	الكثير	General	—	0	7	View
Major Sins	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
making up for a broken oath	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Makkah	مكة	Ontology	—	0	1	View
maligning believers is sinful	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
Malik	مالك	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Mâlik	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Man	الرجل	General	Divorce	4	30	View
Manat	مناة	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Manna	المن	General	—	0	2	View
Mark	السيم	General	—	0	2	View
Markets	الاسواق	General	—	0	2	View
Marriage	الزواج	Thematic	—	17	38	View
marriage	—	General	Muhammed	2	0	View
marriage after	—	General	adultery	0	1	View
Martyr	شهيد	General	—	0	9	View
Marut	ماروت	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Mary	مريم	General	—	1	54	View
Maryam	مريم	Ontology	—	0	31	View
Mary’s mother	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Masjid al-Aqsa	المسجد الأقصى	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Masjid al-Haram	المسجد الحرام	Ontology	—	0	15	View
Materialism	المادية	General	—	5	33	View
mates of your own kind	—	General	Humankind	0	3	View
Maturity	الأشد	General	—	0	4	View
may keep what her husband gave her	—	General	Woman	0	1	View
Meal	الوجبة	General	—	0	3	View
Meaning	المعنى	General	—	0	13	View
Measure	الكيل	General	—	0	17	View
Meat	لحم	Ontology	—	0	4	View
Mecca	مكة	General	—	3	14	View
Medinah	المدينة المنورة	Ontology	—	0	5	View
Meditation	التفكر	General	—	0	18	View
men have a degree of responsibility above women	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
men provide for women	—	General	Sexes	0	1	View
menstruation	—	General	Health rules	0	1	View
Menstruation	المحيض	General	—	0	2	View
mentioning war	—	General	Revelation	0	1	View
men (toward women)	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
Mercy	الرحمة	General	—	0	32	View
mercy towards prisoners of war who have good in them	—	General	Allah	0	1	View
merges day into night	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Messenger	الرسول	Ontology	—	0	326	View
messenger comes to them	—	General	and Christians	0	1	View
Messengers	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
messengers called together	—	General	Day	0	1	View
Messengers of Firm Resolve (Abraham, Noah, Moses, Jesus, and Muḥammad)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Messiah	المسيح	Ontology	—	0	10	View
Metal	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Metallurgy	علم الفلزات	General	—	3	5	View
Meteor	شهاب	General	—	0	5	View
Michael	ميكائيل	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Middle	الوسط	General	—	0	9	View
Mightness	العزة	General	—	0	4	View
Migration	الهجرة	General	—	0	17	View
Mikaeel	ميكائيل	Ontology	—	0	1	View
milk	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Milk	لبن	Ontology	—	0	2	View
Mineral	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Mineralogy	علم المعادن	General	—	0	2	View
Minor Pilgrimage	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
miracles only by Allah's leave	—	General	Prophet	0	1	View
misguided scholar	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Mistake	خطأ	General	—	0	5	View
mistaken to believe in their own revelations only	—	General	Jews	0	1	View
mocked	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Mockery	الإستهزاء	General	—	1	39	View
molten copper	—	General	Metallurgy	0	1	View
monasteries	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Monastery	صوامع	Ontology	—	0	2	View
Monastic	الرهبانية	General	—	0	1	View
Monastic asceticism	—	General	—	1	0	View
Money	المال	General	—	0	93	View
Monks	الرهبان	General	—	3	2	View
Monotheism	التوحيد	General	—	0	49	View
monotheist vs. polytheist	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Month	الشهر	General	—	0	17	View
Months	—	General	—	2	0	View
Moon	القمر	Ontology	—	0	27	View
moon	—	General	celestial mechanics	0	12	View
moon is darkened	—	General	Resurrection	0	1	View
moon split asunder	—	General	Day	0	1	View
moon splitting	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Moosa	موسى	General	—	0	171	View
more awesome than killing	—	General	Oppression	0	2	View
Morning	الصبح	General	—	0	65	View
Moses	موسى	Thematic	—	7	415	View
Mosque	مسجد	Ontology	—	2	27	View
mosques	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
mosquito	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Mosquito	بعوضة	Ontology	—	0	1	View
most have forgotten what they've been told to bear in mind	—	General	Jews	0	2	View
most hostile to Muslims	—	General	Jews	0	1	View
Most Merciful of the merciful	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Mother	الأم	General	—	0	28	View
mother shouldn't suffer because of her fatherless child	—	General	Divorce	0	1	View

About Ayah Topics

Each verse can be associated with multiple topics across all three categories: ontological, thematic, and general. The topics are organized hierarchically, meaning each topic may have parent topics and child topics.

Database Structure

The QUL exports ayah topics data as a SQLite database with the following structure:

topic_id: Unique identifier for the topic
topic_name: The English name of the topic
arabic_name: The Arabic name or transliteration of the topic (if available)
verse_key: The verse identifier in format "chapter:verse" (e.g., "2:255")
is_ontology: Boolean indicating if this is an ontology topic
is_thematic: Boolean indicating if this is a thematic topic
parent_topic_id: ID of the parent topic (for hierarchical organization)
description: Detailed description of what the topic encompasses