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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
chains	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
chain of 70 cubits	—	General	Hell (the fire, the blazing flame)	0	1	View
Certainty	اليقين	General	—	0	30	View
celestial navigation	—	General	Astronomy	0	2	View
Celestial mechanics	الميكانيكا السماوية	General	—	0	28	View
celestial mechanics	—	General	Astronomy	3	2	View
Cave	الكهف	General	—	0	7	View
causes laughter and crying	—	General	Allah	0	1	View
cause human beings to disappear and bring forth other beings	—	General	Allah	0	3	View
caused a man to sleep for a century	—	General	Allah	0	1	View
caught by your hunting animals	—	General	food	0	1	View
Cattle	الأنعام	General	—	0	16	View
Castle	القصر	General	—	0	4	View
Carrion	الميتة	Ontology	—	0	3	View
Caring for Orphans	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
cares about people	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Caravan	القافلة	General	—	0	5	View
Captives	الأسرى	General	—	0	6	View
cannot be stopped or delayed	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
cannot be proven false	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Cane	العصا	General	—	0	11	View
can be revoked twice	—	General	Divorce	0	1	View
Canaan	كنعان	General	—	0	1	View
came to rest on Mt. Judi	—	General	ark	0	1	View
Camel	جمل	Ontology	—	0	22	View
camel	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
calls his people to the worship of the One True God	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
calls his father to the truth	—	Thematic	—	0	10	View
calls for instant destruction	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
calls all to the pilgrimage	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Calf	العجل	General	—	0	11	View
calf	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Calendar Event	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Calendar	التقويم	General	—	1	4	View
Calamity	المصيبة	General	—	0	46	View
Cain and Abel	—	General	—	0	5	View
Cain	قابيل	Ontology	—	0	5	View
Byzantines	البيزنطيين	General	—	0	3	View
by name	—	General	false daughters of	0	2	View
Business guidelines	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Business	—	General	—	1	0	View
burying daughters alive	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
burning despair and ice cold darkness in	—	General	Hell (the fire, the blazing flame)	0	1	View
burning and boiling water	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
Burial	الدفن	General	—	1	1	View
Burden (see Adversity)	—	General	—	0	0	View
Building	البناء	General	—	0	12	View
Builders	—	General	—	0	1	View
brothers come to him for supplies	—	Thematic	—	0	11	View
Brotherhood	الأخوة	General	—	0	79	View
Brother	الأخ	General	—	0	79	View
Brocade	الإستبرق	General	—	0	4	View
brings disbelievers schemes to nought	—	General	Allah	0	2	View
brings about joy and sadness	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
bringing forth water from the rock	—	General	Moses	0	2	View
brilliant light	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
bride entitled to half of the dowry	—	General	sinless if marriage unconsummated	0	1	View
Bribery	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
breast feed for two years	—	General	children	0	2	View
Breast Bone	الترائب	Ontology	—	0	1	View
breaking of (see also Oaths)	—	General	Covenants	0	1	View
breaking of	—	General	covenants with	0	2	View
breakers	—	General	Sabbath	0	8	View
Bread	خبز	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Brass	مهل	Ontology	—	0	7	View
brackish water	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
bracelets of gold and clothes of fine silk	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Bracelets	الأساور	General	—	0	5	View
Bowing	الركوع	General	—	0	8	View
Botany	علم النبات	General	—	1	3	View
born with a restless disposition	—	General	Humankind	0	1	View
Borders (jurisdictional boundaries)	—	General	—	0	1	View
Booty	الغنيمة	General	—	3	5	View
Book	الكتاب	General	—	0	13	View
Bone	عظم	Ontology	—	0	20	View
Body Parts	أجزاء الجسم	General	—	0	54	View
Body Part	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Body	الجسد	General	—	0	3	View
Boat	سفينة	Ontology	—	0	3	View
Boasting	التفاخر	General	—	0	11	View
Blue	الأزرق	General	—	0	2	View
Blood	الدم	General	—	0	9	View
Blind	الأعمى	General	—	0	29	View
blessing of	—	General	Food (see also Health rules)	0	2	View
Blessing	النعمة	General	—	0	106	View
blessed with knowledge and prophethood	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Blaze	السعير	General	—	0	24	View
Blast	الصيحة	General	—	0	26	View
blaming another	—	General	Sin	0	1	View
blame throwing	—	Thematic	—	0	11	View
blame is on oppressors	—	General	Oppression	0	1	View
Blame	اللوم	General	—	0	13	View
black holes	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Black	الأسود	General	—	0	5	View
Bismillah	بسم الله	General	—	0	3	View
birth of Mary	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
birth and prophethood	—	Thematic	—	0	5	View
Birds	—	General	—	0	9	View
birds	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Bird	طائر	Ontology	—	0	18	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