The traditional Ghusl Kaaba (cleansing of the Kaaba) ceremony is scheduled to take place on the 15th of Muharram, 1447 AH falling on Thursday, July 10 or Friday, 2025.
The Kiswa is the black silk cloth with decorative stitching that covers the Sacred Kaaba. It gets replaced every year when the new Islamic calendar year begins.
Saudi Arabia reveals the new Kiswah after 11 months of meticulous work, featuring 47 handcrafted silk panels, 68 Quranic verses in gold and silver thread, and weighing over 1,400 kilograms.
When millions of Muslims turn toward the Kaaba in Mecca for prayer, few may realize that the sweeping gold calligraphy on its iconic black cloth, the Kiswa, bears the legacy of a single artist — Abdul Rahim Amin Bukhari.
Authorities in Makkah will raise the lower part of the Kiswa tonight as part of preparations for Hajj 1446, a traditional step taken to safeguard the cloth during the busy pilgrimage period.
Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque in Makkah Sheikh Dr. Bandar bin Abdulaziz Baleelah is in Kosovo for a week. He is visiting as part of the Imams of the Haramain Global Visit Program to promote Islamic education, tolerance, and peace.