New Kiswa of Kaaba Officially Handed Over Ahead of Annual Replacement Ceremony

IQNA – The new Kiswa, the cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba in Mecca, has been officially handed over to the custodians of the Grand Mosque, marking the beginning of its annual replacement.

According to Middle East News, the handover ceremony was attended by the Deputy Emir of the Mecca Region and Deputy Chairman of the Permanent Hajj and Umrah Committee. The official protocol was signed by Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, Chairman of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, and Abdul Malik bin Taha Al-Shaibi, the senior custodian of the Kaaba.

The replacement process begins on the first day of the Islamic new year, 1st Muharram, which falls on June 27 this year.

The Kiswa is produced annually at the King Abdulaziz Complex for the Kiswa of the Kaaba using high-quality black-dyed natural silk. It stands 14 meters tall and features a 95-centimeter-wide belt (the hizam) embroidered with Quranic verses in gold thread. This belt runs across the upper third of the Kiswa and is composed of 16 individual pieces, spanning a total of 47 meters in length.

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