Name 4 of the 99 Names of Allah. See its root and meaning, the verse where it appears, and how to use it in your dua.
Name 4 of 99
الْقُدُّوْسُ
Al-Quddūs
The Most Holy
Meaning
Al-Quddus (الْقُدُّوْسُ) means The Most Holy. It is name 4 in the well-known list of the 99 Names of Allah. Al-Quddūs is free of every fault, need and limit, and far above anything unworthy that people imagine about Him. Angels and believers glorify Him by declaring Him pure.
Al-Quddus comes from the Arabic root ق د س (q-d-s), which carries the sense of purity and blessing; the Holy Land is al-Arḍ al-Muqaddasah.
The name comes twice in the Quran, both times right after Al-Malik.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ يُسَبِّحُ لِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ
Yusabbihu lilaahi maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardil Malikil Quddoosil 'Azeezil Hakeem
Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth is exalting Allah, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Quran 62:1. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
هُوَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِى لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ ٱلسَّلَٰمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيْمِنُ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ
Huwal-laahul-lazee laaa Ilaaha illaa Huwal-Malikul Quddoosus-Salaamul Muminul Muhaiminul-'aAzeezul Jabbaarul-Mutakabbir; Subhaanal laahi 'Ammaa yushrikoon
He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior. Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
Quran 59:23. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Allah says: "And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them" (7:180). Begin your dua with يَا قُدُّوْسُ (Yā Quddūs) and ask for what fits its meaning. For example: "Yā Quddūs, purify my heart and my intentions."
سُبُّوحٌ قُدُّوسٌ رَبُّ الْمَلَائِكَةِ وَالرُّوحِ
Subbūḥun quddūsun rabbul-malāʾikati war-rūḥ
Glorified and Holy, Lord of the angels and of the Spirit. (The Prophet ﷺ said this in rukūʿ and sujūd.)
Sahih Muslim 487
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Questions
Al-Quddus (الْقُدُّوْسُ) means The Most Holy. Al-Quddūs is free of every fault, need and limit, and far above anything unworthy that people imagine about Him.
The name comes twice in the Quran, both times right after Al-Malik.
Say Yā Quddūs (يَا قُدُّوْسُ) at the start of your dua, then ask for what suits the Name, for example: "Yā Quddūs, purify my heart and my intentions."
Use Abdul-Quddus, "servant of Al-Quddus". Scholars say Quddus on its own should not be used as a person's name, because this Name belongs to Allah alone.