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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
Zul-kifl(mentioned passingly)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
ẓihâr-divorce	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Zechariah	زكريا	Ontology	—	0	23	View
Zayd	زيد	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Zaqqum	زقوم	Ontology	—	0	12	View
Zakat	الزكاة	General	—	0	76	View
Zachariah (ﷺ)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Zachariah	—	Thematic	—	0	17	View
Zabur	زبور	Ontology	—	0	3	View
Yusuf	يوسف	Ontology	—	0	26	View
Yunus	يونس	Ontology	—	0	4	View
Youth	الشباب	General	—	0	3	View
young Yusuf’s dream	—	Thematic	—	0	3	View
Young	الولدان	General	—	0	3	View
Yellow	الأصفر	General	—	0	3	View
year in husband's home	—	General	provisions for one year	0	1	View
Year	العام	General	—	0	18	View
Yauq	يعوق	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Yathrib	يثرب	Ontology	—	0	1	View
Yarn	الغزل	General	—	0	1	View
Yaqub	يعقوب	Ontology	—	0	16	View
Yahya	يحيى	Ontology	—	0	5	View
Yaghuth	يغوث	Ontology	—	0	1	View
wrote eventhing in the Record (or the Presented Tablet)	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Wrongdoer	الظالم	General	—	0	217	View
writing and witnessing a debt contract	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Wretched	الشقي	General	—	0	4	View
Worship	العبادة	General	—	0	96	View
Worm	الدودة	General	—	0	3	View
World	الدنيا	General	—	0	121	View
Work	العمل	General	—	0	5	View
Words	الكلمات	General	—	0	4	View
Wools	—	General	—	0	1	View
Wool	الصوف	General	—	0	5	View
women (toward men)	—	General	Behavior	0	1	View
women's outer garments prevent harassment by hypocrites	—	General	Clothing	0	2	View
Women	النساء	General	—	7	58	View
women	—	General	Immorality	1	1	View
Womb	الرحم	General	—	0	13	View
woman may return it	—	General	dowry	0	1	View
woman if need arises	—	General	to slave	3	2	View
Woman	—	General	Divorce	8	0	View
Wolf	ذئب	Ontology	—	0	4	View
wolf	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
wives of the Prophet	—	General	Behavior	0	7	View
Wives	الأزواج	General	—	0	62	View
wives	—	General	Prophet	2	0	View
witnessing (two men, or one man and two women)	—	General	Contract Law	0	1	View
witnesses told to be truthful	—	General	Contract Law	0	3	View
witnesses required to end it	—	General	Guardianship	0	1	View
Witness	شاهد	General	—	0	87	View
with water	—	General	from clay	0	1	View
with slaves is legal (alternate interpretation)	—	General	Sex	0	4	View
withhold	—	General	Anger	0	1	View
with his people	—	Thematic	—	0	37	View
with his brother Moses (ﷺ) as messengers to Pharaoh and his people	—	Thematic	—	0	51	View
with disbelievers	—	General	Covenants	0	4	View
Wisdom	الحكمة	General	—	0	113	View
Wing	جناح	Ontology	—	0	7	View
Wine	خمر	Ontology	—	0	9	View
wind pollination	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Wind	الريح	General	—	0	36	View
wind	—	General	Weather	1	28	View
will take people by surprise	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
wills no wrong to His creation	—	General	Allah	0	11	View
Wills	—	General	—	2	2	View
will only ally with other disbelievers	—	General	Disbelievers (see also Hypocrites)	0	1	View
will move	—	General	mountains	0	1	View
will create things of which you have no knowledge	—	General	Allah	0	1	View
will bring forth a pall of smoke	—	General	skies	0	1	View
will be rolled up	—	General	skies	0	1	View
will be let go if they desire	—	General	wives	0	2	View
will be convulsed and become like a moving sand-dune	—	General	earth	0	1	View
Will	الوصية	General	—	0	30	View
wife to be supported financially during pregnancy	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
wife not be harassed	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
widows and widowers	—	General	apportionment to	0	1	View
Widows	الأرامل	General	—	2	3	View
widowed wives not allowed to remarry	—	General	Muhammed	0	1	View
wide open	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
wickedness of attributing one's own lying inventions to Allah	—	General	Religion	0	1	View
Wicked	الفجرة	General	—	0	6	View
White	الأبيض	General	—	0	13	View
whistling and clapping around the Ka’bah	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
while in danger or on a journey	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
while in danger	—	General	Prayer	0	3	View
while fleeing evil towards Allah	—	General	Death	0	1	View
when to end it	—	General	Guardianship	0	1	View
when things go wrong don't punish scribe or witness	—	General	Contract Law	0	1	View
when ordained	—	General	Fighting	0	9	View
whale	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
wet nurses	—	General	Children	0	1	View
West	الغرب	General	—	0	16	View
Well	الجب	General	—	0	3	View
weighing of deeds	—	Thematic	—	0	1	View
Weeping	البكاء	General	—	0	6	View
Weather Phenomena	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Weather	الطقس	General	—	8	67	View
Weaponary	—	Ontology	—	0	0	View
Weaning	الفطام	General	—	0	3	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