From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Idol (الأصنام) is a category which refers to idols and other false objects of worship, that are mentioned in the Quran. This category is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) False Deity Idol (الأصنام)

Quranic Concept Idol الأصنام Translation Idol Transliteration l-aṣnām Parent category False Deity

Idol is referred to in verse (6:74) of chapter (6) sūrat l-anʿām (The Cattle):

Sahih International: And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham said to his father Azar, "Do you take idols as deities? Indeed, I see you and your people to be in manifest error."

Related Concepts

There is 1 concept in this category:

• Golden Calf (عجل الذهب)

Visual Concept Map

The map below shows the part of the visual ontology for this concept. You can click on other concepts in the map for related information:

Concept map for Idol. Related concepts are highlighted in blue.

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept idol:

(subclass idol false-deity)
(instance golden-calf idol)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (8 occurances)
• Idolatry - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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