Sept 23 , 2015
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Ghilaf-e-Kaaba changing ceremony held
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MAKKAH – The annual ceremony to change Ghilaf-e-Kaaba was held in Masjid-Al-Haram in Makkah on Wednesday.
The covering cloth of the Kaaba – known as Kiswa – is changed on 9th Zilhaj every year after Fajr prayer. The new cover has been prepared with estimated 150 kilogram of pure gold and 670 kilogram of silk fiber.
The cover – inscribed with verses from the Holy Quran, is prepared in Dar-ul-Kiswa factory with the cost of twenty million Saudi riyals.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk