Kaaba to be adorned with new Kiswa.

Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) | November 24, 2008 | Copyright

Byline: Arab News

(Category: Kingdom)

MAKKAH: The Kaaba is to receive a new Kiswa - the specially adorned black silk cloth covering the entire structure - on Dhul Hijjah 9. According to the Saudi Press Agency, Saleh ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Hosayen, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, is to hand over the new Kiswa to the Kaaba's senior keeper, Abdul Aziz Al-Shaibi, at the Kiswa factory in Makkah on Nov. 29.

The handover ceremony will also be attended by Muhammad Al-Khozaim, vice president of the presidency, Ziyad Khoja, general supervisor of ...

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