On the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, the Kiswa gets changed and it is been going on for many years. It was initiated by Prophet Ismail (AS) about 4,000 years ago before Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) started spreading Islam. Here are a few things you need to know.
Every year when the cloth of Kaaba gets changed, it gets cut into pieces for gifting to certain individuals as a thing of Honor. Some even share it with the Hajj Pilgrims who come from around the world to perform Hajj.
The Kiswa contains 47 pieces of cloth and the entire Kiswa is about 658 sq. meters in length and is of 670 Kgs which also contains 15 Kgs of pure gold thread.
The color of the cover of the Holy Kaaba used to keep changing during the reigns of various Caliphs and rulers. In Prophet Muhammad PBUH’s time, it used to be White color later in other eras, red then green, and at the end, Black was used.
Asad Al Himairi, a man belonging to Yemen was the first man ever to cover Kaaba. In the ancient days, various tribes covered the Holy Kaaba in turns. The leaders of the tribe would also bring some little drapes to Cover the Kaaba walls.
Kiswa a long time ago was offered to the Grandmother of Prophet Muhammad PBUH the color of Kiswa at that time was white, Prophet Muhammad PBUH used that in his time. That cloth was made of Yemeni cloth.
The cloth that makes the whole cover comes from Baghdad, Iraq, Yemen, and Egypt. Mohd Ali Pasha, Egyptian Viceroy had created the process of making this cover and made its state responsibility after splitting from the Turkish empire.
Very few would know about These Quranic verses written on Kiswa, Read about it.
In the early days, Kiswa used to be changed to 10th Dhul Hijjah but it was changed it 9th Dhul Hijjah.
This post was last modified on May 25, 2024 3:16 pm
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