Al-Quds (disambiguation)
Al-Quds (Arabic: القدس) is the Arabic name for the city of Jerusalem. It is the short form of Arabic: بيت القدس: Beit al-Quds and comes from the verb قدس (qádusa), which means "to be holy", "to be pure".
Quds (Persian: قدس) is the Persian name for the city of Jerusalem.
Al-Quds may also refer to:
- Al-Quds Index, the primary stock index of the Palestine Securities Exchange
In Journalism:
- Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Arabic newspaper based in London
- Al-Quds (newspaper), a Palestinian newspaper
- Hawliyat al-Quds, Arabic name for the Jerusalem Quarterly, a biannual journal published in Jerusalem
In Education:
- Al-Quds Open University, an open university with campuses across the Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates
- Al-Quds University, the Palestinian university in Jerusalem
In Islam:
- Hadith Qudsi, a sub-category of Hadith, the sayings of Mohammed
- Tafsir Qudsi, a form of Quranic commentary
In Organizations:
- Al-Quds Mosque, in Hamburg, Germany
- Astan Quds Razavi, an organization administering the Imam Reza shrine and institutions
- Quds Force, a special unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
In Israeli–Palestinian conflict:
- Al-Quds rocket and Al Quds 3, rockets made by Palestinian Islamic Mujahedin
- Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
- International Day of Quds, a day commemorating Jerusalem
See also
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