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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
Cattle	الأنعام	General	—	0	16	View
caught by your hunting animals	—	General	food	0	1	View
caused a man to sleep for a century	—	General	Allah	0	1	View
cause human beings to disappear and bring forth other beings	—	General	Allah	0	3	View
causes laughter and crying	—	General	Allah	0	1	View
Cave	الكهف	General	—	0	7	View
Celestial mechanics	الميكانيكا السماوية	General	—	0	28	View
celestial mechanics	—	General	Astronomy	3	2	View
celestial navigation	—	General	Astronomy	0	2	View
Certainty	اليقين	General	—	0	30	View
chain of 70 cubits	—	General	Hell (the fire, the blazing flame)	0	1	View
chains	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Challenge	التحدي	General	—	0	7	View
Challenges faced by the Prophet ﷺ	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Change	التبديل	General	—	0	24	View
changed into another earth	—	General	Earth	0	1	View
Charity	الزكاة	General	—	7	76	View
charity and grain	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
charity during consultation with	—	General	Prophet	0	1	View
charity is for freeing (among other things)	—	General	freeing	0	1	View
Charity (ṣadaqah)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Chastity	العفة	General	—	0	14	View
Chest	الصدر	General	—	0	4	View
Chief Minster’s wife tries to seduce him	—	Thematic	—	0	7	View
Child	الطفل	General	—	0	167	View
childhood	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
children	—	General	Health rules	1	0	View
Children	—	General	—	13	20	View
children and parents	—	General	apportionment to	0	1	View
Children of Adam	بنى آدم	Ontology	—	0	7	View
Children of Israel	بنى إسرائيل	Ontology Thematic	—	0	102	View
"childrens' hair turns grey"	—	General	Day	0	1	View
Choice	الاختيار	General	—	0	5	View
Christianity	النصارى	Ontology	—	0	14	View
Christians	النصارى	Thematic	—	5	26	View
Christians and Jews	—	General	Alliances	0	1	View
Christians asked not to deify	—	General	Jesus	0	1	View
Church	كنيسة	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Churches	—	General	—	0	1	View
churches	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
circling the Ka’bah while naked	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
circumstances requiring	—	General	Ablution	0	1	View
City	مدينة	Ontology	—	0	67	View
claim that they alone are close to Allah	—	General	Jews	0	2	View
Clan	العشيرة	General	—	0	36	View
Clay	صلصال	Ontology	—	0	22	View
Clear	التبيان	General	—	0	11	View
clear ordinances	—	General	Qur'an	0	1	View
Clothing	اللباس	General	—	3	32	View
Cloud	سحاب	Ontology	—	0	16	View
Clouds	السحاب	General	—	0	18	View
clouds	—	Thematic	Weather	1	9	View
Coat of Mail	سابغات	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Coin	دَراهِم	Ontology	—	0	2	View
Coldness	البرودة	General	—	0	4	View
Color	لَون	Ontology	—	0	13	View
Column	العمد	General	—	0	3	View
come closest to feeling affection to Muslims	—	General	Christians	0	1	View
Command	الأمر	General	—	0	51	View
commandment concerning killing by	—	General	of Israel	0	1	View
Commandments	الوصايا	General	—	2	65	View
commandments (have faith in Allah and do good)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
commands to his people	—	General	Moses	0	1	View
Communications (attempting to divine the future is forbidden)	—	General	—	1	0	View
Community	المجتمع	General	—	0	43	View
community should be moderate	—	General	Behavior	0	2	View
Companion	الصاحب	General	—	0	77	View
Companions of the Cave	أصحاب الكهف	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Companions of the Elephant	أصحاب الفيل	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Companions of the Pit	أصحاب الأخدود	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Companions of the Rass	أصحاب الرس	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Companions of the Wood	أصحاب الأيكة	Ontology	—	0	4	View
Competition	المنافسة	General	—	0	4	View
complaints	—	General	Marriage	0	1	View
completion of	—	General	Qur'an	0	1	View
Compulsion	الإكراه	General	—	0	22	View
conceit discouraged	—	General	Behavior	0	2	View
conception and pregnancy (see Pregnancy)	—	General	Sex	0	0	View
concluding prayer	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
confirms the truth in previous revelations	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Conjecture	الظن	General	—	0	13	View
Consequence	الوبال	General	—	0	2	View
Conservation	—	General	—	0	2	View
consort with wives in a goodly manner	—	General	Sex	0	1	View
conspiracy by his brothers	—	Thematic	—	0	12	View
constant expansion of the universe	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Constellation	البروج	Ontology	—	0	3	View
Constellations	البروج	General	—	0	3	View
constellations	—	Thematic	Astronomy	0	3	View
Consultation	الشورى	General	—	0	3	View
Contemplation	التدبر	General	—	0	4	View
content	—	General	Prayer	0	16	View
Contract Law	—	General	—	5	0	View
contract must be in writing	—	General	Contract Law	0	1	View
Contradiction	التناقض	General	—	0	1	View
contrition to reconcile	—	General	pre-Islamic	3	0	View
conveyed clearly	—	General	Qur'an	0	2	View
Coral	مرجان	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Corpse	الجثة	General	—	0	3	View
correctness of	—	General	lunar	1	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