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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
people of the left	—	Thematic	—	0	15	View
people of the cave	—	Thematic	—	0	18	View
People of the Book (mainly Jews and Christians)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
people of Sheba	—	Thematic	—	0	5	View
People of al-Hijr	أصحاب الحجر	Ontology	—	0	1	View
people	—	General	Persecuted	1	1	View
Pencil	القلم	General	—	0	2	View
Penalty	العقاب	General	—	0	9	View
Pen	قلم	Ontology	—	0	4	View
Pearls	اللؤلؤ	General	—	0	7	View
Pearl	لؤلؤ	Ontology	—	0	6	View
peacemakers rewarded	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
Peace	السلام	General	—	0	7	View
Payment	الدفع	General	—	0	2	View
Pattern	السنة	General	—	0	9	View
Patriarchy	—	General	—	0	1	View
Patient	الصابر	General	—	0	87	View
Patience in difficult times	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
patience during	—	General	Adversity	0	49	View
Patience	الصبر	General	—	0	87	View
path toward contentment made easy	—	General	Life	0	3	View
Path	الصراط	General	—	0	32	View
passes a judgment	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Partner	الشريك	General	—	0	27	View
Partition	الحجاب	General	—	0	8	View
parting of the Red Sea	—	General	Moses	0	2	View
parting of	—	General	Red Sea	0	7	View
parents united with offspring	—	General	Heaven	0	2	View
Parents	الوالدين	General	—	0	75	View
Paradise	الجنة	Ontology Thematic	—	0	154	View
Parable	المثل	General	—	0	55	View
Parabels	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
Palm	النخل	General	—	0	21	View
Palace	القصر	General	—	0	4	View
Pair	الزوج	General	—	0	62	View
pain receptors	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Pain	الخبز	General	—	0	1	View
Pages	الصحف	General	—	0	12	View
pagan superstitious practices	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
pagans’ meaningless demands	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Pagan practices outlawed	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
owner of the two gardens	—	Thematic	—	0	13	View
overhearing the Host on high	—	General	Communications (attempting to divine the future is forbidden)	0	3	View
Outward and Inward	—	General	is the	0	1	View
others unknown to us	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Other-Stories	—	Thematic	—	0	0	View
other mutually agreed arrangements	—	General	dowry	0	1	View
other kin, orphans, and the needy	—	General	apportionment to	0	1	View
Orphans	اليتامى	General	—	1	22	View
Ornament	الزخرف	General	—	0	5	View
Organic Object	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Order to reflect on the marvels of his creation	—	Thematic	—	0	5	View
ordered to seek comfort in prayer	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
ordered to respond to denial with patience	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
optional bequests to non-heirs	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
opting for wet-nurse	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Optimism	التفاؤل	General	—	0	45	View
oppression more awesome than	—	General	Killing	0	2	View
Oppression	الظلم	General	—	3	6	View
only Way accepted by Allah	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
only seemed slain and crucified	—	General	Jesus	0	1	View
only mortal human	—	General	Prophet	0	5	View
only god worthy of worship	—	Thematic	—	0	4	View
only during hostilities in progress	—	General	Killing	0	8	View
only a prophet	—	Thematic	Muhammed	0	3	View
only a messenger	—	General	Jesus	0	4	View
on Judgement Day is too late	—	General	repentence	0	1	View
onions	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Onion	بصل	Ontology	—	0	1	View
one religion with different faiths and codes of law	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
one of the qualities of the believers	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
one fifth goes for charity	—	General	Booty	0	1	View
one community under Allah	—	General	Allah could have made them one community	0	1	View
One	واحد	General	—	0	18	View
on a blessed night	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Olive trees	—	General	—	0	1	View
Olive	زيتون	Ontology	—	0	6	View
Old Testament	—	General	—	1	0	View
Old testament	العهد القديم	General	—	0	16	View
old dream comes true	—	Thematic	—	0	2	View
Old	الشيخوخة	General	—	0	20	View
OK to plan remarriage during waiting period	—	General	wait four months and ten days before remarriage	0	1	View
Oil	زيت	Ontology	—	0	4	View
of Zachariah	—	General	Prayer	0	2	View
of soul	—	General	Resurrection	0	3	View
of Solomon	—	General	Prayer	0	1	View
of Noah	—	General	Prayer	0	5	View
of Moses	—	General	Prayer	0	11	View
of life	—	General	Diversity	0	2	View
of Joseph	—	General	Prayer	0	1	View
of Israel	—	General	Children	1	29	View
of humans	—	General	Resurrection	0	28	View
of human beings	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
of hell	—	General	Tree	0	4	View
of fire	—	General	Clothing	0	1	View
of Adam	—	General	Children	0	1	View
of Abraham	—	Thematic	Prayer	0	20	View
Obstruction	الإصداد	General	—	0	43	View
Obstinate	العنيد	General	—	0	6	View
observing the rights of the Creator and His creation	—	Thematic	—	0	4	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