From the Quranic Arabic Corpus - Ontology of Quranic Concepts

Salt (ملح) is mentioned in the Quran as one of the signs of creation, in the context of the division of the seas into freshwater and saltwater. This concept is part of the following classification in the ontology: Concept (root) Living Creation Organic Object Food Salt (ملح)

Quranic Concept Salt ملح Translation Salt Transliteration malḥ Category Food

Salt is referred to in verse (25:53) of chapter (25) sūrat l-fur'qān (The Criterion):

Sahih International: And it is He who has released [simultaneously] the two seas, one fresh and sweet and one salty and bitter, and He placed between them a barrier and prohibiting partition.

Visual Concept Map

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

Knowledge Base

// Predicate logic relations for the ontology concept salt:

(instance salt food)

See Also

• Verse List - Show other verses related to this concept in the Quran (2 occurances)
• Salt - Wikipedia article
• Quran Index - Index of Quranic concepts

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