Saudi officials have replaced the Kiswa (the cloth cover) of the Kaabato commemorate the Day of Arafat and the start of Eid al-Adha, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Monday. The process of ...

The Kaaba cloth (Kiswa) was replaced on Sunday night, a process administered by the staff of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet Mosque as per the annual ...

The Kiswa is replaced once a year on the 9th day of the month of Dul Hijjah after the pilgrims go to Mount Arafat. On behalf of King Salman, Makkah Gov. Prince Khalid Al-Faisal on Wednesday handed ...

The Kiswa of Holy Kaaba was replaced to mark the commencement of new Islamic year 1447. The Kiswa refers to the black silk embroidered cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba. The General Authority for the ...

last week saw the annual change of the kiswa, the lavish cloth covering the holy Kaaba in Mecca. Ahram Weekly chronicles Egypt’s centuries-old contribution to the process This time of the year has a ...

Doah, Qatar: With the start of the new Hijri year 1447 AH, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque today carried out the annual replacement of the Kiswa ...