Kaaba ‘Kiswa’, the Meeting Point of Art and Faith

To produce the kiswah, each year, the institution spends 25 million riyals (around US$6.75 million). The funds are partly used to purchase 760 kilograms of silk from Italy, as well as 120 kg of gold and 100 kg of silver.

KOMPAS/ILHAM KHOIRI

Workers tidy up the kiswah or cloth covering the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Saturday (30/7/2022) morning. As in previous years, the kiswah was replaced with a new one on 1 Muharram 1444 Hijriah.

The kiswah, or the cloth that covers the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, was replaced on Saturday to mark the beginning of the new Islamic year.