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What’s inside the Kaaba and what covers it? The story of the Kiswah
At the heart of Hajj stands the Kaaba, draped in 670kg of silk and embroidered with 200kg of gold and silver thread.
The phenomenon of the sun directly above the Kaaba provides an opportunity for qibla direction calibration. This year is ...
MAKKAH — The ceremony of handing over the keys of the Holy Kaaba and the Maqam Ibrahim (Shrine of Prophet Ibrahim’s standing place) was held in Makkah on Monday. Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Saleh ...
As the annual Hajj pilgrimage began on Monday, more than 1.5 million Muslims from around the world gathered in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for the sacred journey that forms one of the five pillars of ...
MAKKAH —The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque mourned the death of Sheikh Saleh Al-Shaibi, senior caretaker and key holder of the Holy Kaaba.
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What is inside the place where Muslims circle around in Mecca? Only this person is allowed to go inside
After reaching Mecca, Muslims on Haj pilgrimage come to Masjid al Haram and circle the Kaaba seven times and pray, this process is called Tawaf, but do you know what is inside the Kaaba? Holy Kaaba ...
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