At the heart of Hajj stands the Kaaba, draped in 670kg of silk and embroidered with 200kg of gold and silver thread.

Makkah: The Kiswah of the Kaaba (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, has been changed in an ...

A spiritually uplifting ceremony for the replacement of the Kiswa, the cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, was held at the Grand ...

Saudi Arabia has begun preparations for the annual replacement of the Holy Kaaba’s Kiswa, the black silk cloth that covers ...

The Kiswa, the cover of the Holy Kaaba, is encircled by a belt adorned with bold Thuluth script, harmoniously arranged in a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The faith of up to 1.8 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world’s population, dictates each one of them pray five times a ...

Saudi Arabia has commenced the annual replacement of the "Kiswa" , the black silk cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba in Makkah.

In a solemn and precise ritual marking the eve of the Islamic New Year, preparations are underway to drape the Holy Kaaba in ...

As Muslims around the world prepare to receive a new Hijri year, the Holy Kaaba is preparing to receive its new Kiswa in a ...

MECCA: The Holy Kaaba has been draped in its new covering for the year 1448 AH, a majestic visual spectacle that embodies the Kingdom of ...

The skies above Makkah witnessed on Tuesday the sun aligning directly over the Holy Kaaba at 12:18 PM Makkah time, an astronomical phenomenon used to determine the Qibla direction, SPA reported.