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Constellation (البروج)

Ontology
Constellation (البروج) is one of the Astronomical objects mentioned in the Quran, although the Arabic term is also translated into English as "great stars".
Parent Topic: Astronomical Body

Ayahs Associated with This Topic (3)

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85:1 - Al-Buruj

Verse 1

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡبُرُوجِ ١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
By the sky full of constellations,
15:16 - Al-Hijr

Verse 16

وَلَقَدۡ جَعَلۡنَا فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجٗا وَزَيَّنَّٰهَا لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ ١٦
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, We have placed constellations in the sky, and adorned it for all to see.
25:61 - Al-Furqan

Verse 61

تَبَارَكَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ بُرُوجٗا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَٰجٗا وَقَمَرٗا مُّنِيرٗا ٦١
Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Blessed is the One Who has placed constellations in the sky, as well as a ˹radiant˺ lamp1 and a luminous moon.

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