RIYADH (Dunya News) - The crescent moon marking the beginning of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, was ...

The General Authority for the Care of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has revealed that seven types of premium fabrics are used in crafting the Kiswa of the Kaaba, a tradition that reflects ...

Makkah, King Abdulaziz Complex, Kaaba, kiswa. From Massita Ahmad. MAKKAH, June 4 (Bernama) -- As part of this year’s Hajj programme, members of the international media were taken on a guided tour of ...

MAKKAH - The sacred ceremony of replacing the Kiswa, the black cloth covering the Kaaba, is being held today at the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), marking the beginning of the Islamic New Year.

at a cost of 25 million Saudi riyals ($6,650,000) Sami Mzayen, Supervisor at Kiswa factory: "The cloth of the holy Kaaba is made out of 56 golden pieces that covers it. Here in the department we ...

Makkah, November 21, 2022, SPA – Advisor to the Uzbekistan President Muzaffar Kamilov, accompanied by head of the Uzbek Muslims and other officials, ...

The Kiswa consumes approximately 1,000 kilogrammes of raw silk, dyed black within the complex, 120 kilogrammes of gold threads, and 100 kilogrammes of silver threads.

The director of the factory manufacturing the Kaaba kiswa, Muhammad Bajoudah, said many Umrah performers pluck the threads of the kiswa and then swallow them due to wrong beliefs.

The annual custom of Kiswa raising is meant to prevent damage to the Kaaba before the Hajj. This year's tradition was performed on Du al-Qada 15 (May 13) after Ishaa prayer.

The General Presidency of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque announced its schedule to replace the Kaaba kiswa (cloth) on Wednesday by 130 technicians ...

The actress posted images from Madinah, where she was seen with her family, and also appeared to have visited the Kaaba Kiswa factory. Fans and fellow actors congratulated her on completing the ...

The tradition of making the kiswa was institutionalised in 1927 with the establishment of a dedicated factory under the directive of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. The facility underwent ...