Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Quds Name Meaning in Islam
Quds.
- Meaning
- Quds. Jerusalem/holy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Urdu
- قدس
- Meaning in Urdu
- Not recorded in Urdu on this site.
- Pronunciation
- QUDS
- Lucky number
- 2
Is Quds an Islamic name? On the site's editorial reading, yes (this is not a religious ruling): Quds is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Quds. Jerusalem/holy. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ق-د-س, from q-d-s, to be holy. Quds is sanctity, holiness. Al-Quds is Jerusalem, the City of Holiness. Q 2:87 mentions rūḥ al-qudus, the holy spirit (Jibrīl).
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Qaf of nearness opens, Dal of return, Sin of secret. Holiness perceived in nearness, returning through the secret.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Air runs through Quds, the element of insight, breath, and swift understanding. This is a name that asks its bearer to notice quickly, speak clearly, and move light. Surfacing in the reading is Al-Qadir, the All-Capable, giving the bearer a capable, unruffled competence. A person named Quds moves through their days with a light, alert step.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
From the Arabic root ق-د-س (to be holy, sanctified, set apart), Quds is the classical noun: holiness, sanctity. Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem, the city of the first qibla and the third holiest place in Islam.
Al-Quddus (the Most Holy) is one of the divine names, listed among the ninety-nine. The classical prayer sanctifies Allah as al-Quddus in the ruku and sujud, and the Quran uses Ruh al-Qudus (the Holy Spirit) for the angel Jibril (AS).
Quds is used as a girls' name in the Levantine and North African tradition. It asks that a daughter's life carry the classical Islamic sense of the sacred, the space set apart for what is worthiest.
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Quds
What does the name Quds mean?
The letters that build Quds each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Quds? →
Is Quds mentioned in the Quran?
Quranic vocabulary lies behind a large share of Muslim names, Quds included where its root appears. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Quds mean in Urdu?
Centuries of Urdu writing carried the Arabic letter readings forward, and Quds carries them too. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Quds a good Islamic name?
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What is the spiritual meaning of Quds in Ilm ul Huroof?
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