Kiswah of Kaaba to be replaced on Muharram 1

The annual customary tradition of changing Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, will take place on the first of Muharram, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year 1446 AH.

As many as 159 technicians and craftsmen will take part under the supervision of the head



of the presidency Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais.

More than 200 qualified and specialized Saudi craftsmen and administrators worked on producing the 56 pieces of hand-embroidered kiswah at the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswah in Makkah. Each piece took between 60 to 120 days to embroider.