Where does the Kaaba’s Kiswa end up after its replacement on Arafat Day?
21 August 2018| 09 Dhul Hijjah 1439|Al Arabiya The Holy Kaaba was adorned with a new cover or “Kiswa” on Monday in an annual process carried a day before Muslims…
Makkah governor hands over new Kaaba cover to senior caretaker
13 August 2018|01 Dhul Hijjah 1439|Arab News The Kiswa consists of five pieces; four of them cover the four sides of Kaaba, while the fifth one is hung as a…
Officials confirm Kaaba’s ‘Kiswa’ cloth ready for this year’s Hajj
06 August 2018|23 Dhul Qa’dha 1439|Al Arabiya Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque reveals that the ‘Kiswa’ is now ready to…
Saudi Arabia lifts Kaaba’s ‘Kiswa’ in preparation for 2018 Hajj season
30 July 2018|16 Dhul Qa’dha 1439|Al Arabiya Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque lifted the Holy Kaaba’s Kiswa covering about three…
Who holds the key to the Holy Kaaba?
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|29 May 2018|13 Ramadaan 1439 For more than 16 centuries, before the introduction of Islam to the world, the grandsons of Qusai bin Kilab bin Murrah specialized in…
Man tries to sell fake piece of Kaaba cloth
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail|19 March 2018|01 Rajab 1439 A broker is asking for SR 8 million to sell a piece of cloth he claims comes from the Kiswah—the embroidered black…
Meet Mokhtar Alim Shaqdar,the official calligrapher of the Kaaba’s kiswa
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 12 March 2018| 24 Jumadul Ukhra 1439 Mokhtar Alim Shaqdar is the official calligrapher of the kiswa, the black covering of the Holy Kaaba. Shaqdar replaced…
Kiswa Fast Facts
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 31 August 2017| 09 Zhul Hijjah 1438 Known as the ‘kiswa,’ the cloth is woven from silk and cotton and adorned with verses from the Quran.…
Makkah emir hands over kiswa to senior keeper of Kaaba
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 24 August 2017| 02 Zhul hijjah 1438 On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, emir of Makkah and advisor…
Kaaba’s kiswa raised in preparation for #hajj1438
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 10 August 2017| 17 Zhul Qadha 1438 The lower portion of the Holy Kaaba’s kiswa (cover) was raised on Tuesday by approximately three meters. The raised…