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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
and Christians	—	General	Jews	7	4	View
and Bath Sheba	—	General	David	0	1	View
and a way of worship	—	General	each group given a law and way of life	0	1	View
and a prophet	—	General	each group given a law and way of life	0	2	View
and anger control	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
and among slaves	—	General	to slave	0	1	View
Ancestors	الآباء	General	—	0	50	View
amphibians	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
a mercy to the whole world	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
amending forbidden	—	General	Wills	0	2	View
Al-Uzza	العزى	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Altars	الأنصاب	General	—	0	2	View
Al-Safa	الصفا	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Al Rass	الرس	General	—	0	14	View
Alone	الواحد	General	—	0	12	View
Alms-tax	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Al-Marwah	المروة	Ontology	—	0	1	View
all wishes granted	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
All-Loving	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Allies	الأولياء	General	—	0	8	View
Alliances	التحالفات	General	—	3	8	View
all honour and power belongs to Him	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Allegiance	البيعة	General	—	0	3	View
all beings created from water	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
all authority belongs to Him	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Allat	اللات	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Allah vs. false gods	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Allah's Throne	العرش	Ontology	—	0	22	View
Allah's spirit is breathed into the fetus	—	General	Pregnancy	0	1	View
Allah's mercy towards those on expedition to	—	General	Tabuk	0	1	View
Allah’s favours upon him	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
Allah’s favours to Israelites	—	Thematic	—	0	15	View
Allah names	أسماء الله	General	—	0	64	View
Allah is pleased with him and his companions	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Allah is not a	—	General	Trinity	0	2	View
Allah could have made them one community	—	General	each group given a law and way of life	1	4	View
Allah brings their scheming to nought	—	General	Disbelievers (see also Hypocrites)	0	2	View
Allah and His angels bless him	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Allah alone will punish them	—	General	do not ask for speedy doom for apostates	0	2	View
Allah	الله	Ontology Thematic	—	33	153	View
Al-Khaḍir and Moses (ﷺ)	—	Thematic	—	0	23	View
Al-Judi	الجودي	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Al-Jahiliyah	الجاهلية	Ontology	—	0	3	View
Al Imran	آل عمران	General	—	0	1	View
alimony	—	General	Divorce	1	2	View
Alcohol (see Intoxicants)	—	General	—	0	0	View
alcohol and gambling	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Alcohol	الخمر	General	—	0	9	View
Al-Aykah (among the people of Shu’aib ﷺ)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Alaq	علق	Ontology	—	0	5	View
Al-Ahqaf	الأحقاف	Ontology	—	0	1	View
a jinn	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
air pressure	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Ahmad	أحمد	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Agreement	العهد	General	—	0	53	View
Aging	—	General	—	1	4	View
aggression	—	General	Fighting	1	0	View
age of the Universe	—	General	Cosmology	0	1	View
after war is over	—	General	freeing	0	1	View
after waiting period, dissolve or reconcile	—	General	Divorce	1	2	View
after third divorce (this one from another husband) can return to original husband	—	General	Woman	0	1	View
Afternoon	العشي	General	—	0	11	View
Afterlife Location	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Afterlife Event	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Affluent	المترف	General	—	0	5	View
Affection	المودة	General	—	0	3	View
Affair	أمر	General	—	0	25	View
Advisor	الناصح	General	—	0	9	View
Advice	النصيحة	General	—	0	9	View
Adversity	—	General	—	3	0	View
Adultery (see Marriage)	—	General	—	0	0	View
adultery	—	General	Marriage	5	1	View
Adultery	الزنا	General	—	0	25	View
Adult	البالغ	General	—	0	6	View
Adornment	الزينة	General	—	0	16	View
Adoption	التبني	Thematic	—	0	3	View
adopted ones should be named after their fathers	—	General	Children	0	1	View
Admonition	الموعظة	General	—	0	11	View
admonished	—	General	Muhammed	0	16	View
a day for Him is	—	General	Allah	2	0	View
Adam’s temptation and fall	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
Adam and Eve	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Adam	آدم	Ontology Thematic	—	3	39	View
Ad	عاد	General	—	0	54	View
Accommodation	الضيافة	General	—	0	10	View
accept those seeking refuge from non-believing husbands	—	General	Women	0	1	View
accept him who confirms earlier revelation	—	General	Prophet	0	1	View
Accepted charity	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Acceptable	المعروف	General	—	0	37	View
Acacia flowers	—	General	—	0	1	View
Acacia	الطلح	General	—	0	1	View
abusing one’s own parents	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Abundance	الكوثر	General	—	0	1	View
Abu Lahab (Abd al-Uzza)	—	General	—	1	3	View
Abu Lahab	أَبو لهب	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Abu lahab	أبو لهب	General	—	0	5	View
abstention from quarreling during	—	General	Hajj	0	1	View
Abrogation	الإلغاء	General	—	0	2	View
Abraham (ﷺ)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Abraham	إبراهيم	Thematic	—	2	146	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