The name 'al-Quds'

The Arabs refer to Jerusalem as 'al-Quds.' They probably don't know that the name reflects the Jewish connection to the city: Background: El-Kuds is an abreviation for "The Jewish Temple"by Rabbi Joseph KatzThe Arabic name for Jerusalem is "el-KuDS" which is abbreviation for another Arabic name used for Jerusalem until the last century, "bet el-maKDeS". Under the Arab rule, in the 10th century