Saudi replaces the Ka'bah kiswah on the night of 1 Muharram 1448 H
The new kiswah was made with 825 kg of silk, 60 kg of silver and 120 kg of gold-plated silver thread for a yearlong display.
Saudi Arabia replaced the Ka'bah kiswah at the Masjidil Haram in Makkah on Monday night (15/6) local time to mark 1 Muharram 1448 Hijriah. A team of technicians and trained specialists carried out the ceremony after first removing the embroidered ornaments, gold-plated decorations and the Ka'bah door curtain. Near midnight, workers lowered the old cloth as they raised the new kiswah on the Ka'bah's four sides.
According to the authority for the Masjidil Haram and the Masjid Nabawi, the new kiswah was made over several months at the King Abdulaziz Complex for the Holy Ka'bah Kiswah. Its materials include about 825 kilograms of natural silk, 400 kilograms of raw cotton, 60 kilograms of silver and 120 kilograms of gold-plated silver thread. On Tuesday morning, the Ka'bah was fully covered in the new kiswah, which will remain in place for one year.