Hybrid Neural Retrieval with Generative Query Refinement for Quranic Passage Retrieval

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2606.13837v1
• Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:06:57 GMT
• Title: Hybrid Neural Retrieval with Generative Query Refinement for Quranic Passage Retrieval
• Abstract summary: Quranic Passage Retrieval (PR) could be a challenging task due to the linguistic complexity and the semantic gap between the Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and the Classical Arabic (CA) of the Holy Quran.<n>This paper proposes a four-phase neural architecture designed to enhance retrieval accuracy and contextual understanding.
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• Abstract: Quranic Passage Retrieval (PR) could be a challenging task due to the linguistic complexity and the semantic gap between the Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) used in daily queries and the Classical Arabic (CA) of the Holy Quran. These factors hinder conventional retrieval methods. To handle these limitations and improve multi-verse retrieval and filter the zero-answer queries, this paper proposes a four-phase neural architecture designed to enhance retrieval accuracy and contextual understanding. The methodology combines hybrid candidate retrieval using AraColBERT dense indexing and BM25 sparse retrieval, followed by semantic reranking with a CAMeLBERTmix cross-encoder. A confidence gating mechanism is then applied to filter zero-answer queries, and an AraT5-based refinement module for multi-verse aggregation. The system is evaluated on an expanded version of the Quran QA 2022 dataset. Results show improved performance compared to the baseline models, achieving a Recall@10 of 0.7024 and a Mean Average Precision (MAP@10) of 0.4947. While the system exhibits a marginal tradeoff in absolute top-rank precision (MRR = 0.5807) compared to heavily optimised single models, the proposed architecture provides a substantially more comprehensive, reliable, and context aware solution for multi-verse Quranic passage retrieval.

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