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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
restrictions	—	General	marriage	0	1	View
restrains one from loathesome deeds	—	General	Prayer	0	1	View
Resting	المهاد	General	—	0	5	View
respond in kind	—	General	Arguments/Attacks	1	2	View
respect for all	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
residents of Paradise	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
residents of Hell	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
residents inability to live or die	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Request	السؤال	General	—	0	22	View
Reproduction	الإنجاب	General	—	0	7	View
repentence then is too late	—	General	are disbelievers really ready for	0	1	View
repentence of recent belligerents	—	General	Fighting	0	3	View
repentence	—	General	gross moral depravity	1	5	View
repentance cancels punishment	—	General	punish both	1	1	View
Repentance	التوبة	General	—	0	74	View
Repayment	الجزاء	General	—	0	112	View
reparations for doing it once	—	General	violate it once? Don't do it twice!	0	1	View
reparations for	—	General	another believer inconceivable unless by mistake	0	1	View
rent asunder	—	General	skies	0	6	View
rendered profitless	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Reminder	الذكر	General	—	0	266	View
Remembrance	التذكير	General	—	0	137	View
remembering him standing, sitting, lying down	—	General	Allah	0	4	View
remember Allah only in difficult times	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
remarrying one’s own ex-wife	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
religious commandments	—	General	Jews	0	4	View
religious	—	General	Imposters	0	1	View
Religious	الديني	General	—	2	26	View
Religion	الدين	Ontology	—	13	26	View
Relegious titles	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Relatives	الأقارب	General	—	0	36	View
Relationship with people	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Relationship with Allah	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Rejoice	السرور	General	—	0	22	View
reject those who do	—	General	don't drive them out	0	1	View
rejection by others	—	General	Apostacy	0	1	View
Regrets	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Regret	الندم	General	—	0	8	View
Region	المنطقة	General	—	0	1	View
regarded as evil	—	General	Homosexuality	0	5	View
refutes celestial worship	—	Thematic	—	0	14	View
refuge from evil with	—	General	Allah	0	11	View
Refugees	—	General	—	0	1	View
Refugee	اللاجئ	General	—	0	1	View
Reflection	التفكير	General	—	0	4	View
Red sea	البحر الأحمر	General	—	0	7	View
Red Sea	—	General	—	1	0	View
red like burning oil	—	General	skies	0	1	View
Record of personal deeds	—	General	—	1	0	View
Record of deeds	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Record	المكتوب	General	—	0	16	View
reconciliation attempt	—	General	Divorce	0	1	View
Reconciliation	الإصلاح	General	—	0	5	View
Recompense	الأجر	General	—	0	30	View
reclining on thrones	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
recline with spouses in Paradise	—	General	Marriage	0	3	View
recite as much as you may do with ease	—	General	Qur'an	0	1	View
recipients	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
receives the Tablets	—	Thematic	—	0	13	View
receives news of the birth of Isaac	—	Thematic	—	0	8	View
rebukes his people for calf-worship	—	Thematic	—	0	9	View
reassured by Allah	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
reasons for	—	General	denied good things of life	0	1	View
reacted against something lawful	—	General	Muhammed	0	1	View
ransoming each other during the Prophet's life	—	General	Jews	0	1	View
Ransom	الفدية	General	—	0	17	View
Ramadhan	—	General	—	1	1	View
Ramadan	رمضان	Ontology	—	0	2	View
raises the foundations of the Ka’bah	—	Thematic	—	0	6	View
raises foundations of the Ka’bah with his father	—	Thematic	—	0	16	View
raised in Egypt’s Chief Minister’s house	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
rain	—	General	Weather	1	38	View
Rain	مطر	Ontology	—	0	44	View
Rage	الغيظ	General	—	0	12	View
Race	السباق	General	—	0	7	View
Rabbis	—	General	—	1	0	View
Rabbi	الرهبان	General	—	0	2	View
Quraysh	قريش	Ontology	—	0	4	View
Qur'an	—	General	—	20	57	View
Quran	القرآن	Ontology Thematic	—	0	103	View
Quilt	اللحاف	General	—	0	1	View
Questionning	السؤال	General	—	0	22	View
Question	السؤال	General	—	0	22	View
Quarrel	المشاجرة	General	—	0	2	View
Qualities of the wicked	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Qualities of the righteous	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Qualities	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
quails	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Quail	سلوى	Ontology	—	0	3	View
Qiblah	قبلة	Ontology	—	0	5	View
Qarun	قارون	Ontology	—	0	11	View
pus	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
purpose of	—	General	Prophet	0	6	View
Purity	الطهارة	General	—	0	40	View
Purification	التزكية	Thematic	—	0	40	View
pure spouses in	—	General	Heaven	0	2	View
punishment only half of free women's if immoral	—	General	woman if need arises	0	1	View
punishment of	—	General	Pharaoh	0	9	View
punishment in the hereafter	—	General	Apostacy	0	2	View
punishment in the grave	—	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