Kiswah (كسوة الكعبة, kiswat al-ka`bah) is the cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is draped annually on the 9th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the day pilgrims leave for the plains of Mount Arafat during the Hajj. The term kiswah is Arabic for `pall`, the cloth draped over a casket, and is a cognate of the Hebre......
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black brocade cloth that covers the most sacred shrine of Islm, the Ka`bah (q.v.) in Mecca. A new kiswah is made in Egypt every year and carried to ... [1 related articles]
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a decorative veil draped over the walls of the Ka&ain;ba, now made of black brocade embroidered in gold with inscriptions from the Koran.
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