What is "al-quds"

n. (context chiefly used by Muslims and Arabs English) (synonym of Jerusalem nodot=1 English), viewed by many Palestinians as the capital of Palestine.

Al-Quds is the Arabic name for the city of Jerusalem. It is the short form of : Beit al-Quds and comes from the verb قدس (qádusa), which means "to be holy", "to be pure".

Quds 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

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. It is currently edited by his son, Walid Abu-Zalaf.

Al-Quds is the most widely read Palestinian daily. In addition to paper circulation, the newspaper publishes its content online in PDF and HTML format. On 17 December 2008, the newspaper's website began publishing content in Persian.