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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
as vast as the heavens and the earth	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
a sworn enemy to humanity	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
atheists	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
a thousand human years	—	General	a day for Him is	0	2	View
at Hudaybiyyah	—	General	Tree	0	1	View
Atom	الذرة	General	—	0	5	View
Atoms (perhaps meant as "ants" originally?)	—	General	—	0	5	View
atonement for broken ones	—	General	Oaths	1	1	View
attempted seduction of	—	General	Joseph	0	1	View
attempts on his life	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
attraction of worldly	—	General	Life	0	1	View
Attractive	المزين	General	—	0	7	View
a universal messenger	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Aunt	الخالة	General	—	0	2	View
Authority	السلطة	General	—	0	3	View
avoid active disbelievers	—	General	Friends	0	8	View
avoid becoming involved in matters you know nothing of	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
avoid grave sins and shameful deeds	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
avoid guesswork about one another	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
avoiding	—	General	Sin	0	1	View
Ayub	أيوب	General	—	0	7	View
Ayyub	أيوب	Ontology	—	0	4	View
Azar	آزر	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Azrael	عزرائيل	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Baal	بعل	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Baby	الرضيع	General	—	0	10	View
baby daughters wrongly thought an evil sign	—	General	Children	0	5	View
Babylon	بابل	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Back	الظهر	General	—	0	12	View
Backbit	الغيبة	General	—	0	3	View
backbiting	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Badr	بدر	Ontology	—	0	22	View
Bakka	بكة	General	—	0	1	View
Bakkah	بكة	Ontology	—	1	1	View
Ba’l (among the people of Elias ﷺ)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Balance	الميزان	General	—	0	22	View
bananas	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Banana trees	شجر الموز	General	—	0	1	View
banishment from Garden (no blame to Eve)	—	General	Adam	0	2	View
banquet incident	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
Banu An-Naḍîr	—	Thematic	—	0	5	View
Barren	العقر	General	—	0	5	View
Barrier	الحاجز	General	—	0	8	View
Basic tenets	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Battle	المعركة	General	—	0	5	View
battle of	—	General	Uhud	0	8	View
Battle of Badr	—	Thematic	—	0	9	View
Battle of Ḥunain	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
Battle of the Trench	—	Thematic	—	0	19	View
Battle of Uḥud	—	Thematic	—	0	30	View
Beard	اللحية	General	—	0	1	View
bears witness on Resurrection Day	—	General	Jesus	0	1	View
bear their company in kindness	—	General	Disbelievers (see also Hypocrites)	0	1	View
bear what they say in patience	—	General	Disbelievers (see also Hypocrites)	0	2	View
Beast	الدابة	General	—	0	7	View
Beast of the Earth	دابة الارض	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Beasts	—	General	—	0	7	View
Beautiful Names	—	Thematic	—	0	6	View
beautify (adorn) yourselves for	—	General	Prayer	0	1	View
be brave	—	General	Fighting	0	1	View
becomes Chief Minister	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
Bed	المضجع	General	—	0	1	View
Bedouin	أعراب	Ontology	—	0	21	View
Bee	نحلة	Ontology	—	0	1	View
bees	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Bees	—	General	—	0	1	View
be fair in dealings	—	General	Business	0	2	View
before death while on a journey	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
begging for return to the world	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Behavior	السلوك	General	—	28	54	View
behavior towards aging parents in your care	—	General	Aging	0	1	View
being patient is far better	—	General	respond in kind	0	1	View
be just	—	General	Judgement	1	2	View
be just in your opinions	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
Belief	الإيمان	General	—	1	728	View
Belief in Allah	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Belief in Allah and the Prophet ﷺ	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Belief in Muhammad ﷺ	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
belief in multiple gods refuted	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
believe in but few things	—	General	Jews	0	1	View
Believer	—	General	—	0	0	View
believers	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Believers	—	General	—	0	9	View
believers and disbelievers	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
believers and disbelievers at the time of death	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
believers’ example in the Torah and Gospel	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
believer’s heart	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
believers ordered to obey him	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
believers receive their record with their right hand	—	Thematic	—	0	6	View
believers seek refuge in Allah from him	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
believers will see their Lord	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
believing and disbelieving jinn	—	Thematic	—	0	15	View
Belly	—	General	—	0	0	View
belong to communities like humans	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Benediction	—	General	—	0	0	View
Benefactor	—	General	—	0	0	View
be prepared for	—	General	Danger	0	1	View
Bequests	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Best of all judges	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
best of all judges	—	General	Allah	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