Al-Quds (disambiguation)
al-Quds (Arabic: القدس) is the Arabic name for the city of Jerusalem, literally meaning "The Holy One" (quds = holy). It is an epithet borrowed from the Hebrew haqQodesh הַקּוֹדֶשׁ,from ירושלים הקדש Jerusalem the Holy,
It may also refer to:
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
Islam
- Hadith Qudsi, a sub-category of Hadith, the sayings of Mohammed
- Tafsir Qudsi, a form of Quranic commentary
Palestinian – Israeli 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
Journalism
- Al-Quds Al-Arabi, Arabic newspaper based in London
- Al-Quds (newspaper), a Palestinian newspaper
- Quds News Network, a new agency in Palestine
- Hawliyat al-Quds, Arabic name for the Jerusalem Quarterly, a biannual journal published in Jerusalem
Organisations
- 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
Other uses
- Al-Quds Index, the primary stock index of the Palestine Securities Exchange
- Al-Quds machine gun, an Iraqi-made RPK machine gun
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