HISTORY OF MAKING “KISWA”

Kiswah is the cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca. It is draped annually in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah.

Contents 1 Current 2 Histor2.1 Pre Islamic 2.2 The Kiswah in the reign of

2.4 Kiswah made by Egypt 2.5 Kiswah in the Saudi reign

HISTORY OF “KISWA” The kiswah was

first introduced during the pre-islamic era. It is disputed whether the kiswah was made by Ishmael, or the great-great grandfather of Muhammad, Adnan bin Ad.

The Kiswah in the reign of Muhammad

Muhammad and the Muslims in Mecca did not participate in the draping of the Kaaba until the conquest of the city at 630 CE (7

AH), as the ruling tribe, Quraish, did not allow them to do so. When Mecca was taken by the Muslims, they decided to leave the Kiswah as it was until a woman lighting incense in the Kaaba accidentally burned the Kiswah. Muhammad then draped it with a white Yemeni cloth.

“KISWA” MADE BY EGYPT

The kiswah was first introduced during the pre-islamic era. It is disputed whether the kiswah was made by Ishmael, or the great-great grandfather of Muhammad, Adnan bin Ad.

The Kiswah in the reign of Muhammad

Muhammad and the Muslims in Mecca did not participate in the draping of the Kaaba until the conquest of the city at 630 CE (7 AH), as

the ruling tribe, Quraish, did not allow them to do so. When Mecca was taken by the Muslims, they decided to leave the Kiswah as it was until a woman lighting incense in the Kaaba accidentally burned the Kiswah. Muhammad then draped it with a white Yemeni cloth.

                           

The kiswa surrounding the Black Stone

The kiswa surrounding the Black Stone

KISWAH IN THE SAUDI REIGN King Abd Al Aziz Bin Saud, concerned

for the custody of the Two holy Mosques, ordered that a factory for manufacturing the Kiswah and in the same year, the Holy Kabah Kiswah factory was founded, and the first Kiswah was produced

KISWA

MAKING OF “KISWA”

“MAKING OF KISWA” “Kiswa” Kaaba Cloth

This is a piece of the “Kiswa,” a specially adorned black silk cloth which covers the entire Kaaba housing in Mecca. Talented artisans embroider the cloth with real gold plated silver threads into amazing intricate Arabic writing designs of verses from the Quran. Each year a new cloth replaces the old one and the old ones is cut up into smaller pieces. This piece is approximately 4 feet square and is quite heavy as the gold threads are heavy like wire. The craftmanship is astounding.

KABA WITHOUT “KISWA”

KISWA

The present cost of making the kiswa amounts to SR 17 million [U.S. dollar This small building has been constructed and reconstructed by Prophets Adam, Ibrahim, Ismail and Muhammad (peace be upon them). No other building has had this honor.

= 3.75 riyals]. The cover is 658 sq. metres long and is made of 670 kgs of pure silk.

"Every year the old Kiswa is removed, cut into small pieces and gifted to certain individuals, visiting foreign Muslim dignitaries and organisations. Some of them sell their share as souvenirs of Haj. Earlier Umar bin al-Khattab would cut it in to pieces and distribute them among the pilgrims who used them as shelter from the heat of Makkah

“DISTRIBUTION OF “KISWA”

MADE BY MISS “SEEMAB JILLANI”

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