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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
Tree zaqqum	شجر الزقوم	General	—	0	5	View
Trees	الشجر	General	—	0	25	View
tree of Zaqqûm	—	Thematic	—	0	9	View
tree of knowledge	—	General	Adam	0	4	View
Tree	شجرة	Ontology	—	2	23	View
Treaty	المعاهدة	General	—	0	17	View
treat non-belligerents with equity	—	General	Disbelievers (see also Hypocrites)	0	1	View
treat non-belligerent non-believers with equity	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
Treasure	الكنز	General	—	0	13	View
Treachery	—	General	—	0	1	View
trays of golden cups	—	Thematic	—	0	7	View
travel to learn	—	General	Knowledge	0	1	View
Traveler	المسافر	General	—	0	14	View
Travel	السفر	General	—	0	29	View
Transaction	البيع	General	—	0	10	View
Tranquility	السكينة	General	—	0	6	View
Trade	التجارة	General	—	0	10	View
towards slaves	—	General	Charity	0	3	View
towards parents	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
towards others	—	General	Behavior	0	7	View
towards other Muslims	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
towards aging parents in your care	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
to unmarried only	—	General	Marriage	0	1	View
touches hearts	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
to slave	—	General	Marriage	2	0	View
to single woman only	—	General	Marriage	0	1	View
torture by and deliverance from	—	General	Pharaoh	0	2	View
Torah	التوراة	Ontology Thematic	—	1	17	View
to pollinate	—	General	wind	0	1	View
to orphans	—	General	Marriage	0	1	View
to non-believers	—	General	forbidden	0	3	View
Tongue	لسان	Ontology	—	0	29	View
to deliver the truth	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
to come in	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
to certain kin	—	General	forbidden	0	3	View
to be removed from the Fire	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
to be leveled to dust	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
to adopted son's ex-wife is permitted	—	General	Marriage	0	1	View
Tiredness	التعب	General	—	0	9	View
times of day of	—	General	Prayer	0	20	View
Time relativity	نسبية الوقت	General	—	0	3	View
time known only to Allah	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Time	الوقت	General	—	0	13	View
Tidings	الأنباء	General	—	0	105	View
thunder and lightning	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
thunder	—	General	Weather	0	1	View
Thunder	رعد	Ontology	—	0	2	View
through legal channels (with the option to forgive)	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
throne rests upon the water	—	General	Allah	0	1	View
Throne	العرش	General	—	0	29	View
Throat	الحلق	General	—	0	8	View
three types of soul to judge	—	General	Day	3	0	View
three month wait for those free of menstruation	—	General	Woman	1	1	View
three menstruation wait to disprove pregnancy	—	General	Woman	0	1	View
Three	ثلاثة	General	—	0	19	View
those who came before had wives and children	—	General	Prophet	0	1	View
those who ask you to who have any good in them	—	General	freeing	0	1	View
those who are protectors of	—	General	Persecuted	0	2	View
those slain in Allah's cause are alive	—	General	Death	0	2	View
those righteous	—	General	three types of soul to judge	0	15	View
those evil	—	General	three types of soul to judge	0	19	View
those displeased with distribution of	—	General	Charity	0	2	View
those communities who have no revelation will not be destroyed	—	General	Death	0	8	View
those close to Allah	—	General	three types of soul to judge	0	16	View
Thirst	العطش	General	—	0	8	View
things smaller than an atom (originally meant as "ant"?)	—	General	Nuclear physics	0	2	View
"the veil" or women's clothing in non-household situations	—	General	Clothing	0	1	View
the veil	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
The Unseen	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
the two inmates	—	Thematic	—	0	7	View
the sun (the people of Sheba)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
the sun as a radiant source and the moon as a reflected light	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
The Six Articles of Faith	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
the righteous and the wicked on that Day	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
the righteous	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
the rest in the other four	—	General	in two "days"	0	1	View
the poor, orphans, and captives	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
the people of the cave	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
the oppressed	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
the idols of Wadd, Suwâ’, Yaghûth, Ya’ûq, and Nasr (among the people of Noah ﷺ)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
the idols of Lât, ’Uzza, and Manât (among Arab pagans)	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Theft	السرقة	General	—	0	9	View
theft	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
The Five Pillars of Islam	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
the First and Last	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
The Big Bang	—	General	Cosmology	0	1	View
the Big Bang	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
the believers of the Children of Israel	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
the believer from Pharaoh’s people	—	Thematic	—	0	19	View
the Ark and the Flood	—	Thematic	—	0	6	View
Thamud	ثمود	Ontology	—	2	55	View
testimony of bodily organs	—	Thematic	—	0	6	View
tested then rewarded	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
term (time) of pregnancy (see Pregnancy)	—	General	Women	0	0	View
Ten Commandments	—	General	—	0	2	View
Ten commandments	الوصايا العشر	General	—	0	2	View
temple	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Tax	الجزية	General	—	0	1	View
Talut	طالوت	Ontology	—	0	5	View
talk to his followers in Hell	—	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