Saudi Gazette report
MAKKAH — The annual customary ceremony of changing the Kiswa (cowl) of the Holy Kaaba on the Grand Mosque in Makkah began formally on Wednesday night.
The Basic Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, via the King Abdulaziz Complicated for the Holy Kaaba Kiswa, is endeavor the ceremony of changing Kiswa, which is a convention that has been carried out for over a century.
The ceremony of changing the Kiswa will probably be accomplished by Thursday morning, the primary day of the brand new Hijri yr. Earlier in a ceremony on June 8, Deputy Emir of Makkah Prince Saud bin Mishaal handed over the brand new Kiswa to Abdul Malik bin Taha Al-Shaibi, the senior keeper of the Grand Mosque.
The brand new Kiswa was produced by the King Abdulaziz Complicated for the Holy Kaaba Kiswa utilizing pure black-dyed silk, embroidered in gold and silver threads. Officers and staff from the advanced started the ceremony by eradicating the gilded curtain from the Kaaba door, which measures 6.35 meters in size and three.33 meters in width, in addition to dismantling the chandeliers and ornamental ornaments. This marks the start of changing the previous Kiswa with a brand new one, crafted with distinctive precision and non secular significance.
A completely Saudi workforce of 154 educated craftsmen, every scientifically and virtually certified, is overseeing the method. Their duties embrace elevating the previous Kiswa, detaching the gilded parts, and putting in the brand new Kiswa, which includes 47 intricately embroidered black silk panels that includes 68 Qur’anic verses stitched with Pure gold-plated silver threads. Your complete Kiswa weighs roughly 1,415 kilograms.
To create the brand new Kiswa, the workforce used 120 kilograms of gold-plated silver thread, 60 kilograms of pure silver, 825 kilograms of silk, and 410 kilograms of uncooked cotton. Moreover, 54 gilded items have been produced utilizing eight specialised weaving machines throughout the advanced.
The ceremony is a profound expression of the Kingdom’s dedication to serving Islam’s holiest websites. The continued renewal of the Kaaba’s Kiswa stands as an impressive and enduring image of reverence, care, and non secular legacy upheld by Saudi Arabia for over a century.