Quds Day

proper noun

An annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.

OriginPersian وز قدس ← Arabic الْقُدْس →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Al-Quds Day · alternative al-Quds Day

  1. governmentAn annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.

Origin

  1. Arabicالْقُدْس“Jerusalem, 'the Holiness'”
  2. Persianوز قدس
  3. EnglishQuds Day

Calque of Persian وز قدس coined in 1979 in opposition to Jerusalem Day, from Arabic الْقُدْس (al-quds, “Jerusalem, 'the Holiness'”), shortened from earlier مَدِينَة الْقُدْس (madīnat al-quds, “Jerusalem, 'City of Holiness'”), q.v.

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APA

Quds Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quds%20Day

MLA

“Quds Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quds%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quds Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quds%20Day.

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