Subject family 01 of 09
God & Faith
Begin with the Quran's central claims: who God is, what it means to believe, and where trust and guidance come from.
- 18
- meaning regions
- 1,304
- verses placed
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- guided readings
divine oneness
belief and denial
guidance and trust
The Atlas
18 regions of meaning.
These are the Atlas groups placed inside this family. Their original three-digit numbers preserve their position in the complete semantic walk.
- 005ThemeAppeals to ancestral traditionVerses where disbelievers justify their rejection of monotheism by citing the customs and beliefs of their ancestors.
- 006ThemeRejection of divine guidanceA collection of verses discussing the rejection of God's message, the excuses of disbelievers, and the futility of their worldly wealth.
- 021ThemeDeclarations of certaintyEmphatic Quranic verses asserting absolute truth, divine plans, and the reality of the afterlife against human doubt.
- 023MixedExaltation and high statusA collection of verses mentioning the exaltation of God, raising of status, and things of great or elevated standing.
- 034LanguageReferences to the LordA collection of verses that address or describe God using the title of 'Lord' in various personal and universal contexts.
- 047ThemeDeafness to the truthVerses describing those who turn away from God's message as being spiritually deaf and unable to hear the truth.
- 056ThemeHypothetical divine powerVerses that use hypothetical scenarios and rhetorical questions to emphasize God's absolute power to punish, alter, or destroy at will.
- 058ThemeDenial by disbelieversVerses describing the persistent denial, rejection of warnings, and statements of those who refuse to believe in God and the Hereafter.
- 059ThemeSealed hearts and sensesVerses describing how God seals the hearts, hearing, and sight of those who reject guidance, leaving them to wander blindly.
- 060ThemeComparisons of contrasting pathsVerses that use rhetorical questions, parables, and metaphors to contrast the guided believers with the misguided disbelievers, showing they are not equal.
- 064ThemeDivine guidance and successThese verses describe the characteristics of guided believers, the straight path, and the divine rewards and mercy promised to the righteous.
- 070ThemeAllah as sole protectorVerses emphasizing that Allah is the ultimate helper, protector, and disposer of affairs, and that believers must rely entirely on Him.
- 071ThemeGod's absolute knowledgeVerses emphasizing that God knows everything, including people's secret thoughts, public actions, and the unseen aspects of the heavens and the earth.
- 072LanguageDominion of the heavensVerses declaring Allah's absolute ownership and dominion over the heavens and the earth, often using highly repetitive, formulaic phrasing.
- 074ThemeWorship of Allah aloneVerses commanding humanity to worship Allah alone, reject other deities, and remain sincere in their devotion to Him.
- 075ThemeDeities besides AllahVerses addressing the futility, lack of authority, and ultimate failure of worshiping or invoking other deities alongside Allah.
- 078ThemePeople of the ScriptureVerses addressing or discussing the People of the Scripture, including their beliefs, actions, and relationship with the Quranic message.
- 097ThemeRejection of divine signsVerses describing how people react to God's signs, with many turning away in disbelief while others recognize them.