Al-Quds ( ar, القدس, 3=The Holy) is an Arabic name for

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, cognate with he, הקדש, Ha-Qodesh, The Holy sometimes also used in Judeo-Arabic.

Education

* Al-Quds Open University, an open university with campuses across the Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates *

Al-Quds University Al-Quds University ( ar, جامعة القدس) is a Palestinian university with campuses in Jerusalem, Abu Dis, al-Bireh, and Hebron. Overview The idea of establishing an institution of higher learning in the outskirts of Jerusalem was con ...

, the Palestinian university in Jerusalem

Islam

Hadith Qudsi Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

, 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 * ''Al-Quds'' (Ottoman period newspaper), an Ottoman period newspaper published in Jerusalem starting from 1908 * Quds News Network, a new agency in Palestine * ''Hawliyat al-Quds'', Arabic name for the ''

Jerusalem Quarterly The Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) is the oldest independent nonprofit public service research institute in the Arab world. It was established and incorporated in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1963 and has since served as a model for other such inst ...

'', a biannual journal published in Jerusalem

Organisations

* Al-Quds Mosque, in Hamburg, Germany *

Astan Quds Razavi Astan Quds Razavi ( fa, آستان قدس رضوی, Āstān-e Qods-e Razavi) is a bonyad based at Mashhad, Iran. It is the administrative organization which manages the Imam Reza shrine and various institutions which belong to the organization. ...

, an organization administering the Imam Reza shrine and institutions *

Quds Force The Quds Force ( fa, نیروی قدس, niru-ye qods, Jerusalem Force) is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. U.S. Army's Iraq War ...

, 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

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...