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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
motion of objects in the Universe	—	General	Astronomy	0	6	View
Mountain	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Mountains	الجبال	General	—	0	50	View
mountains	—	General	Day	5	0	View
mountains and birds join him in praising Allah	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
mountains as pegs	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Mount Arafat	عرفات	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Mount Sinai	طور سيناء	Ontology	—	0	2	View
moves the believers to tears	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Muhammad	محمد	Ontology Thematic	—	0	41	View
Muḥammad (ﷺ)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Muhammd	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Muhammed	—	General	—	18	1	View
Mule	بغل	Ontology	—	0	1	View
mules	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Mules	البغال	General	—	0	1	View
murder	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Murder	القتل	General	—	0	129	View
Musa	موسى	Ontology	—	0	180	View
Muslim	المسلم	General	—	0	30	View
Muslims	—	Thematic	—	0	5	View
Muslims can eat from animals sacrificed by them and marry their women	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
must not benefit those already rich	—	General	Booty	0	1	View
mystical ascension	—	General	Muhammed	0	13	View
nakedness at mid-day	—	General	Privacy	0	2	View
Namaz	نماز	General	—	0	159	View
Name	الإسم	General	—	0	41	View
names	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
names of	—	General	Goddesses of the pagan Arabs	0	2	View
Nasr	نسر	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Nation	الأمة	General	—	0	43	View
Native peoples	—	General	—	2	0	View
Natives	الأصليون	General	—	0	3	View
Nature	الطبيعة	General	—	0	8	View
nature of	—	General	Goddesses of the pagan Arabs	0	13	View
nature of delivery	—	General	Revelation	0	11	View
Nearness	القرب	General	—	0	10	View
Necessity	الإضطرار	General	—	1	2	View
neglecting obligatory prayers	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Neighbor	الجار	General	—	0	1	View
neighborhood of Earth populated by	—	General	stars	0	3	View
neither Jew nor Christian	—	Thematic	Abraham	0	4	View
Nepotism	المحسوبية	General	—	0	1	View
Nepotism disallowed	—	General	—	0	1	View
never asked to leave	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
never disobey Allah	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
never unjust to His creation	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
News	الخبر	General	—	0	105	View
Niche	المشكاة	General	—	0	1	View
Nickname	اللقب	General	—	0	1	View
niggardliness	—	General	Charity	0	6	View
Night	الليل	General	—	0	81	View
night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Night of Decree	ليلة القدر	Ontology	—	0	5	View
nine signs for Pharaoh and his people	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
nineteen keepers of Hell	—	Thematic	—	0	6	View
nineteen lord over hell	—	General	Angels	0	2	View
Noah	نوح	Thematic	—	2	96	View
Noah (ﷺ)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Noah's Ark	سفينة نوح	Ontology	—	0	5	View
noble character	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
no coercion in matters of faith	—	General	Religion	0	1	View
no compulsion in accepting Islam	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
no contradictions	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
no doubt in it	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
no hardship in	—	General	Religion	0	1	View
no heat or cold	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
no human is a divinity	—	General	Allah	0	2	View
no injustice	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
non-believing parents trying to persuade a believer to polytheism	—	General	Jihad (fighting, striving, struggling, endeavoring)	0	2	View
none besides Allah	—	General	Deities	0	1	View
Noon	الظهيرة	General	—	0	2	View
no one can produce something like it	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
no parent should suffer because of their child	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
no ransom accepted	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Nose	الأنف	General	—	0	2	View
not a deity	—	General	Mary	0	1	View
not Allah	—	General	Jesus	0	3	View
not a madman	—	General	Muhammed	0	4	View
not a trinity	—	General	Allah	0	1	View
not burdened beyond capability to withstand	—	General	Adversity	0	4	View
not burdened with another's burden	—	General	Adversity	0	5	View
not copied from the Bible	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
not fabricated	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
not following the Prophet	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
not for material gain	—	General	Killing	0	1	View
not from a satanic force	—	General	Qur'an	0	1	View
nothing will be hidden from Allah	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Notification	البلاغ	General	—	0	24	View
not obeying Allah and His Messenger	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
not paying alms-tax	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
not payment for favors received	—	General	Charity	0	1	View
not poetry	—	General	Qur'an	0	2	View
not revealed by devils	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
not sent to satisfy whims	—	General	Angels	0	2	View
not to be expelled from their homes	—	General	Woman	0	1	View
not while drunk	—	General	Prayer	0	1	View
not working for the Hereafter	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
now comes to you a messenger	—	General	Christians	0	2	View
Nuclear physics	—	General	—	1	0	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