Al-Quds (disambiguation)
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Al-Quds is the Arabic name for the city of Jerusalem. It comes from the verb قدس (qádusa), which means "to be holy", "to be pure".
Al-Quds may also refer to:
In Journalism:
In Education:
In Islam:
In Israeli–Palestinian conflict:
Al-Quds may also refer to:
- Al-Quds Index, the primary stock index of the Palestine Securities Exchange
In Journalism:
- Al-Quds Al-ArabiAl-Quds Al-ArabiAl-Quds Al-Arabi , is an independent pan-Arab daily newspaper published in London since 1989. The paper is owned by Palestinian expatriates, and edited by Abd al-Bari Atwan who was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza Strip in 1950. Its motto is . Its circulation is estimated to be...
, Arabic newspaper based in London - Al-Quds (newspaper)Al-Quds (newspaper)Al-Quds is a Palestinian Arabic language daily newspaper, based in Jerusalem. It is published in broadsheet format. It is the largest circulation daily newspaper in the Palestinian territories. It was founded in 1951 by Mahmoud Abu-Zalaf, who served as its editor-in-chief until his death in 2005...
, a Palestinian newspaper - Hawliyat al-Quds, Arabic name for the Jerusalem Quarterly, a biannual journal published in Jerusalem
In Education:
- Al-Quds Open UniversityAl-Quds Open UniversityAl-Quds Open University is an administratively, academically and financially independent public university. According to the university's website, it was established in Amman, Jordan, by a decree issued by the Palestinian Liberation Organization and started operating in the Palestinian territories...
, an open university with campuses across the Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates - Al-Quds UniversityAl-Quds UniversityAl-Quds University is a Palestinian university with campuses in Jerusalem, Abu Dis, and al-Bireh. It was founded in 1984, but its official constitution was written in 1993 when Mohammed Nusseibeh, its first Chancellor and Chancellor of the College of Science and Technology, announced its...
, 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
- Al-Quds Mosque, in Hamburg, Germany
- Astan Quds RazaviAstan Quds RazaviAstan Quds Razavi is a Bonyad, or autonomous charitable foundation, in Mashhad, Iran. It is the administrative organization which manage Imam Reza shrine and institutions belonging to the organization....
, 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 rocketAl-Quds rocketThe al-Quds 101 Rocket is a homemade rocket made and used by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad for use in attacks against Israel. The al-Quds 101 is most likely similar to the Qassam rocket series used by Hamas....
and Al Quds 3Al Quds 3The Quds-3 is a rocket is based on the Russian Grad and BM21 Katyusha. The new rocket, test-fired against Ashkelon on March 28, 2006, weighs 66 kilograms and carries 17 kilograms of explosives. It was developed in the Gaza Strip, allegedly with the aid of the Palestinian Authority funding and...
, rockets made by Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants - Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
- International Day of QudsInternational Day of QudsQuds Day , officially in Iran known as International al-Quds Day , is an annual event that began in Iran in 1979, that is commemorated on the last Friday of Ramadan, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people and opposing Zionism as well as Israel's control of Jerusalem.Quds Day rallies were...
, a day commemorating Jerusalem