MECCA. The HolyKaaba has been draped in its new covering for the year 1448 AH, a majestic visual spectacle that embodies the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s devotion to Islam’s holiest ....
Saudi authorities replaced the kiswa, the black silk cloth covering the Kaaba in Mecca, on Monday evening as Muslims around the world marked the start of the Islamic New Year 1448 AH ...Holy Kaaba Kiswa.
At the start of the new Hijri year 1448 AH, the HolyKaaba was draped in its new Kiswa in a powerful annual ritual that reflects Saudi Arabia’s continued care for Islam’s holiest site.
MAKKAH — On the eve of the Islamic New Year, preparations have begun to replace the Kiswa (cover) of the HolyKaaba... are assembled to form the complete Kiswa, ready for installation on the Holy Kaaba.
MAKKAH — The HolyKaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, was adorned with the new Kiswa (cover) on Tuesday, the first day of Muharram, 1448 AH ... the annual customary tradition associated with the Holy Kaaba.
The Kiswah of the Kaaba (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, has been changed in an intricate annual ritual ... new one, and fixed it at the corners and roof of the holy Kaaba.
Saudi Arabia has completed the new Kiswah, the black silk covering of the HolyKaaba, ahead of its annual replacement at the Grand Mosque in Makkah with the start of the new Hijri year 1448 AH ... The Holy Kaaba’s Kiswah in Makkah.
Riyadh — As Muslims around the world prepare to receive a new Hijri year, the HolyKaaba is preparing to receive its new Kiswa in a tradition renewed annually at Islam's holiest site.
MAKKAH — Over a span of 100 years, the HolyKaaba’s Kiswa (cover) has been shaped by the skill and dedication of many craftsmen who contributed to its distinctive artistic character ... veils the Kaaba.
MAKKAH — The skies above Makkah witnessed on Tuesday the sun aligning directly over the HolyKaaba at 12.18 PM Makkah time, an astronomical phenomenon used to determine the Qibla ...