Dubai: In a rare and striking celestial event, the sun aligned directly over the Holy Kaaba in Mecca on Tuesday, allowing ...

Dubai: The annual ceremonial washing of the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine located within the Grand Mosque in Mecca, was ...

Although not a first timer, performing the 2025 Hajj was evidently a profound experience, being one of the privileged guests of King Salman bin Abdulaziz.The trip which lasted for 16 days (May 27 to ...

LG Sinha also unveiled a special painting on Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra by renowned artist Shri KK Gandhi during the ceremony.

The Kiswa of Holy Kaaba was replaced to mark the commencement of new Islamic year 1447. The Kiswa refers to the black silk embroidered cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba. The General Authority for the ...

Saudi Arabia unveiled the new Kiswa, the black and gold cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, on the first day of the Islamic ...

The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has completed the annual ...

Crescent for the new Islamic year was sighted this evening. The new Hijri year begins tomorrow.”Another post reads:The 1st of Muharram 1447 has commenced after Maghrib on Wednesday 25th June 2025The ...

The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque held the ceremonial changing of the Kiswa, the black silk covering of the Holy Kaaba Thursday, in observance of ...

Kaaba Kiswa replaced as Hijri Year 1447 begins Published: 26 Jun 2025 - 10:11 am | Last Updated: 26 Jun 2025 - 10:22 am ...

The Kiswa consumes around 825 kilograms of raw silk, dyed black within the complex, 120 kilograms of gold-plated silver threads, 60 kilograms of pure silver threads and 410 kilograms of raw cotton.

The Kiswa stands over 14 metres tall and is made up of five main parts-four of which cover each side of the Kaaba, while the fifth forms the door curtain, embroidered with Quranic verses in gold ...