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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
Difficulty	الحرج	General	—	0	2	View
dire circumstances may repeal ordinances forbidding something	—	General	Necessity	0	2	View
direction of prayer (qiblah)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Disaster	المصيبة	General	—	0	46	View
Disbeliever	الكافر	General	—	0	482	View
disbelievers	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
disbelievers receive their record with their left hand	—	Thematic	—	0	13	View
Disbelievers (see also Hypocrites)	—	General	—	12	0	View
disbelievers should not visit or take care of	—	General	Mosque	0	1	View
disbelievers tamper with annual intercalation	—	General	correctness of	0	1	View
disciples	—	General	Jesus	0	2	View
Disciples	الحواريون	General	—	0	3	View
Disciples (of Jesus)	—	General	—	0	2	View
Disclosure	البداء	General	—	0	23	View
discourages good deeds	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
discovery of the death of	—	General	Solomon	0	3	View
Disease	المرض	Ontology	—	0	19	View
Dissension	الشقاق	General	—	0	15	View
Distant place	مكان بعيد	General	—	0	4	View
Distinction	الفرقان	General	—	0	6	View
distortion of	—	General	Qur'an	0	4	View
Distress	الحرج	General	—	0	16	View
Diver	الغواص	General	—	0	1	View
divergence of opinion	—	General	Religion	0	6	View
divergent views about	—	General	Jesus	0	1	View
Divers	—	General	—	0	1	View
Diversion	اللهو	General	—	0	32	View
diversity	—	Thematic	Life	0	3	View
Diversity	التنوع	General	—	1	3	View
diversity in	—	General	Language	0	2	View
divine nature of	—	General	Qur'an	0	1	View
Divine Qualities	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
divorce	—	General	Muhammed	0	1	View
Divorce	الطلاق	Thematic	—	11	22	View
divorce one woman for another - don't take back what you gave first	—	General	Man	0	1	View
Doctraine	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
dog	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Dog	كلب	Ontology	—	0	3	View
Dogs	—	General	—	0	1	View
Donkey	الحمير	General	—	0	4	View
donkeys	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Donkeys	—	General	—	0	2	View
do not aquire slaves except through war	—	General	Fighting	0	1	View
do not ask for speedy doom for apostates	—	General	Apostacy	1	1	View
do not beg for peace	—	General	Fighting	0	1	View
do not kill for fear of poverty	—	General	Children	0	2	View
don't	—	General	Killing	0	3	View
don't approach it in haste	—	General	Qur'an	0	1	View
don't aquire slaves except through war	—	General	Prophet	0	1	View
don't chide those who seek your help	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
don't consider yourself pure	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
don't deride others	—	General	Behavior	0	2	View
don't drive them out	—	General	Native peoples	1	1	View
don't force female slaves into prostitution	—	General	Slaves	0	1	View
don't harass wife	—	General	Man	0	1	View
don't harm those offering peace	—	General	Killing	0	1	View
don't hold unloved wives for	—	General	Inheritance	0	1	View
don't hold wives against their will	—	General	Marriage	0	1	View
don't let hate lead judgement astray	—	General	be just	0	1	View
don't mention evil things openly	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
don't pray while drunk	—	General	Intoxicants	0	1	View
don't raise your voice above	—	General	Prophet	0	1	View
don't speak ill of each other	—	General	Behavior	0	2	View
don't spy on each other	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
Doors to forgiveness	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Doubt	الإمتراء	General	—	0	20	View
Dowry	المهر	General	—	0	5	View
dowry	—	General	Marriage	2	9	View
dowry and waiting period	—	Thematic	—	0	16	View
dowry status	—	General	Divorce	0	3	View
drawing lots for decisions	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
draws together former enemies	—	General	Religion	0	1	View
Dream	الحلم	General	—	0	16	View
Drink	الشراب	General	—	0	40	View
driven out of their homelands	—	General	Native peoples	0	1	View
drizzle, hail, and rain	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Drop	النطفة	General	—	0	15	View
Drugs (see Intoxicants)	—	General	—	0	0	View
Drunkenness	السكر	General	—	0	4	View
dry ablution (tayammum)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Dua	الدعاء	General	—	0	101	View
duel by sorcery with Pharaoh's magicians	—	General	Moses	0	32	View
Dumb	البكم	General	—	0	6	View
during consultation with the Prophet	—	General	Charity	0	2	View
during her pregnancy	—	General	support wife fully	0	1	View
during her waiting period	—	Thematic	support wife fully	0	1	View
during journey a person's "word" is acceptable	—	General	Contract Law	0	1	View
during Ramadhan	—	General	Sex	0	2	View
during the Hajj	—	General	Fasting	0	2	View
during war	—	General	punishment	0	3	View
Dusk	الغروب	General	—	0	3	View
Dust	تراب	Ontology	—	0	32	View
Duty	الواجب	General	—	0	13	View
duty to visit Mecca (Makkah)	—	General	Hajj	0	1	View
duty to visit Mecca (Makkah) for the Hajj	—	General	Mecca	0	1	View
Dwellings	المساكن	General	—	0	3	View
each entitled to own earnings	—	General	Sexes	0	1	View
each group given a law and way of life	—	General	Behavior	3	8	View
Ear	أذن	Ontology	—	0	17	View
Earth	أرض	Ontology	—	3	185	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