Palestinians pray during Al-Quds day's Friday prayer at Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem Palestinians pray during Al-Quds day's Friday prayer at Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem amidst the blazing heat. The "Quds day" (the day of Jerusalem), a commemoration first initiated by Iran in 1979 to fall on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, expresses support for displaced Palestinians and against the presence of Jewish settlements in Israeli-occupied territories. IMAGES