The word “jihad” appeared 2 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2010. Today the opening carries none, and neither does the rest of the article, references included.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Al-Quds ( , literally "The Holy", derived from the ancient Semitic root Q-D-S ) is the most commonly used Arabic name for the City of Jerusalem .1Al-Quds may also refer to: Al-Quds Al-Arabi , Arabic newspaper based in London Al-Quds Brigades , the armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) Al-Quds Index , the primary stock index of the Palestine Securities Exchange. Al-Quds Mosque , in Hamburg, Germany Al-Quds (newspaper) , a Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds Open University , an open university with campuses across the Palestinian territories, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates Al-Quds rocket and Al Quds 3 , rockets made by Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants Al-Quds University , the Palestinian university in Jerusalem Astan Quds Razavi , an organization administering the Imam Reza shrine and institutions Hadith Qudsi , a sub-category of Hadith, the sayings of Mohammed Hawliyat al-Quds , Arabic name for the Jerusalem Quarterly , a biannual journal published in Jerusalem International Day of Quds , a day commemorating Jerusalem Quds Force , a special unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.2Tafsir Qudsi , a form of Quranic commentary Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Al-Quds . If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.3
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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
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al-Quds ( ) is the Arabic name for the city of Jerusalem , literally meaning "The Holy One" ( quds = holy).It is an epithet borrowed from the Hebrew haqQodesh הַקּוֹדֶשׁ,from ירושלים הקדש Jerusalem the Holy, It may also refer to:
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Al-Quds ( ) is an Arabic name for Jerusalem .
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Look up al-Quds in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.Al-Quds (Arabic: القدس , lit. ' The Holy ' ) is an Arabic name for Jerusalem .The name may also refer to: Al-Quds (newspaper) , a Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds (Ottoman period newspaper) , an Ottoman period newspaper published in Jerusalem starting from 1908
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most commonly used arabic name for the city of jerusalem
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arabic name for jerusalem
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