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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
travel to learn	—	General	Knowledge	0	1	View
trays of golden cups	—	Thematic	—	0	7	View
Treachery	—	General	—	0	1	View
Treasure	الكنز	General	—	0	13	View
treat non-belligerent non-believers with equity	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
treat non-belligerents with equity	—	General	Disbelievers (see also Hypocrites)	0	1	View
Treaty	المعاهدة	General	—	0	17	View
Tree	شجرة	Ontology	—	2	23	View
tree of knowledge	—	General	Adam	0	4	View
tree of Zaqqûm	—	Thematic	—	0	9	View
Trees	الشجر	General	—	0	25	View
Tree zaqqum	شجر الزقوم	General	—	0	5	View
Trench	الخندق	General	—	0	17	View
Trial	الفتنة	General	—	0	88	View
Tribes	القبائل	General	—	0	10	View
Tribute	الدخل	General	—	0	1	View
Trinity	الثالوث	General	—	1	2	View
Troop	المسحور	General	—	0	4	View
Truce of Ḥudaibiyah	—	Thematic	—	0	7	View
Trumpet will be blown	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Trunk	الجذع	General	—	0	3	View
Trust	الثقة	General	—	0	21	View
Trustworthy	الأمين	General	—	0	21	View
Truth	الحق	General	—	0	52	View
truth about him will be realized when people die	—	General	Jesus	0	1	View
truth vs. falsehood	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
try and penetrate deepest meaning of	—	General	Religion	0	1	View
Tubba	تبع	Ontology	—	0	2	View
turn and pray toward	—	General	Mecca	1	3	View
turn people away from Allah	—	General	some	0	1	View
Tuwa	طوى	General	—	0	3	View
twelve (lunar) in a year	—	General	Months	0	1	View
Twelve tribes	الأسباط	General	—	1	2	View
twin brother of sleep	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Two	إثنان	General	—	0	8	View
two great bodies of	—	General	Water	0	5	View
Two Horned One	—	General	—	0	1	View
two recording angels	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
two sexes to every plant	—	General	Botany	0	1	View
two witnesses	—	General	after waiting period, dissolve or reconcile	0	1	View
two witnesses when you declare it	—	General	Wills	1	1	View
Types of people	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Tyrant	الجبار	General	—	0	18	View
Uhud	أحد	General	—	1	16	View
Ⱬul-Qarnain	—	Thematic	—	0	16	View
Umm Jamil	أم جميل	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Umra	عمرة	Ontology	—	0	2	View
unbeneficial knowledge	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Uncle	العم	General	—	0	2	View
Unclean	النجس	General	—	0	2	View
under duress	—	General	Apostacy	0	1	View
Understanding	الفقه	General	—	0	29	View
ungrateful	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Ungrateful	الكفور	General	—	0	26	View
Unity	الوحدة	General	—	0	4	View
Universe	الكون	General	—	0	21	View
Universe Creation	خلق الكون	General	—	0	20	View
Universe Motion	حركة الكون	General	—	0	6	View
universe perfected	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Unknown	—	General	—	0	31	View
unless attacked	—	General	fighting forbidden during	0	2	View
unless marriage unconsummated	—	General	three month wait for those free of menstruation	0	1	View
Unlettered	الأمي	General	—	0	5	View
unlettered prophet	—	Thematic	Muhammed	0	3	View
Unseen	الغيب	Thematic	—	0	54	View
upon an imperishable tablet	—	General	Qur'an	0	2	View
used but not given as reliable traditions or Qur'anic injunctions	—	General	Customs	0	4	View
use reason	—	General	Judgement	0	1	View
use reason in	—	General	Religion	0	2	View
Usury	الربا	General	—	4	5	View
Uzair	عزير	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Valley	الواد	General	—	0	12	View
valley of	—	General	Mecca	0	1	View
vanish	—	General	mountains	0	1	View
Vegetables	الخضر	General	—	0	1	View
Veil	الحجاب	General	—	0	8	View
Vein	الوريد	General	—	0	1	View
verifying news	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
verify reports and rumors	—	General	Judgement	0	2	View
Victorious	المنتصر	General	—	0	11	View
Victory	النصر	General	—	0	49	View
vilest are those who don't use reason	—	General	Humankind	0	2	View
violate it once? Don't do it twice!	—	General	hunting forbidden	1	1	View
Virgin	العذراء	General	—	0	4	View
virgin mates of modest gaze	—	General	Heaven	0	5	View
Vision	الرؤيا	General	—	0	15	View
visited by angels	—	Thematic	—	0	6	View
visiting wives	—	General	Muhammed	0	1	View
Voice	الصوت	General	—	0	10	View
Vow	النذر	General	—	0	4	View
Vows	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Wadd	واد	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Wage	الأجرة	General	—	0	17	View
wait four months and ten days before remarriage	—	General	Widows	1	1	View
Wall	الجدار	General	—	0	9	View
War	الحرب	General	—	0	6	View
Warner	النذير	General	—	0	122	View
Warning	التحذير	General	—	0	122	View
warning against	—	General	polygamy	0	1	View
warning to	—	General	Jews	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