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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
peacemakers rewarded	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
Pearl	لؤلؤ	Ontology	—	0	6	View
Pearls	اللؤلؤ	General	—	0	7	View
Pen	قلم	Ontology	—	0	4	View
Penalty	العقاب	General	—	0	9	View
Pencil	القلم	General	—	0	2	View
people	—	General	Persecuted	1	1	View
People of al-Hijr	أصحاب الحجر	Ontology	—	0	1	View
people of Sheba	—	Thematic	—	0	5	View
People of the Book (mainly Jews and Christians)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
people of the cave	—	Thematic	—	0	18	View
people of the left	—	Thematic	—	0	15	View
people of the right	—	Thematic	—	0	17	View
people of the trench	—	Thematic	—	0	8	View
people on the heights	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
people who are false prophets are wicked	—	General	Prophet	0	10	View
permissibility of hunting at sea	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Permission	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Persecuted	—	General	—	2	0	View
Persecution	الاضطهاد	General	—	0	9	View
Persecutors	—	General	—	0	1	View
Pharaoh	فرعون	Ontology	—	2	258	View
Pharaoh (in ancient Egypt)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Pharaoh’s magicians	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Pharaoh’s wife	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Physical Attribute	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Physical Event	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Physical Substance	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Piety	التقوى	General	—	0	231	View
Pig	خنزير	Ontology	—	0	5	View
pigs	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Pilgrimage	الحج	Thematic	—	0	24	View
Pink	الوردي	General	—	0	1	View
Pious	المتقين	General	—	0	231	View
Place of Worship	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Places of worship	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
plagues	—	General	Moses	0	5	View
planets	—	General	Astronomy	0	1	View
Planets	الكواكب	General	—	0	6	View
planets and orbits	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Plant	النبات	Ontology	—	0	10	View
Plants and fruits	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
pledges of believing women	—	General	Women	0	1	View
Plot	الكيد	General	—	0	29	View
Poet	الشاعر	General	—	0	5	View
Poets	الشاعر	General	—	0	5	View
Political	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Pollution	التلوث	General	—	0	1	View
polygamy	—	General	Marriage	2	1	View
polytheists (pagans, idol worshippers)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Pomegranate	رمان	Ontology	—	0	3	View
Pomegranates	—	General	—	0	1	View
pomegranates	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Poor	الفقير	General	—	0	47	View
Pork	لَحم الخنزير	Ontology	—	0	5	View
Poverty	الفقر	General	—	0	47	View
Powerlessness	العجز	General	—	0	15	View
Praise	الحمد	General	—	0	65	View
prayed for non-believing Uncle (enjoined not to)	—	General	Muhammed	0	1	View
Prayer	الصلاة	Thematic	—	18	159	View
prayers and greetings	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
prayer times	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Prayer times	أوقات الصلاة	General	—	0	20	View
praying for a child	—	Thematic	—	0	5	View
praying for them does no good	—	General	Hypocrites	0	2	View
Precaution	الحذر	General	—	0	2	View
precedence of spending	—	General	Charity	0	2	View
Pregnancy	الحمل	General	—	1	8	View
pregnancy and nursing	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
pre-Islamic	—	General	Divorce	1	1	View
pre-Islamic customs of slaying children	—	General	Children	0	2	View
Preislamic Deities	الآلهة القديمة	General	—	0	13	View
prepare well	—	General	Fighting	0	1	View
preservation of Pharaoh’s body	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
Pride	الإفتخار	General	—	0	11	View
Priest	القسيس	General	—	0	1	View
priests, monks, and rabbis	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Prison	السجن	General	—	0	12	View
Privacy	الإنفراد	General	—	3	9	View
private talks	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
prohibited sexual relations	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
prohibition and warning	—	Thematic	—	0	7	View
prohibition of hunting on land while on pilgrimage	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Promise	الوعد	General	—	0	78	View
proper conduct of	—	General	Guardianship	0	3	View
proper motion of	—	General	stars	0	3	View
prophecy in language of target population	—	General	Prophet	0	2	View
prophesied in the Torah and Gospel	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Prophet	النبي	Ontology	—	16	90	View
Prophets(25 mentioned by name)	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Prophet's household	—	General	Privacy	0	3	View
Prophets of Islam	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
prostration	—	General	Prayer	0	20	View
Prostration	السجود	General	—	0	59	View
Prostration verses	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
protected from corruption	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
protected in the Preserved Tablet	—	Thematic	—	0	6	View
protecting honour	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
protecting life	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
protecting one’s ability to think	—	Thematic	—	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