Ghilaf e Kaaba
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In a first, Saudi women takes part in changing Ghilaf-e-Kaaba
For the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s history, women have participated in the annual customary tradition of changing Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) on Sunday, July 7. Taking to X, the Saudi authority…
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Covering of Kaaba changed to mark New Islamic Year 1445
Riyadh: The annual ritual of changing Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) at the Grand Mosque in Makkah takes place on Tuesday night, the first of Muharram, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year of 1445,…
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Saudi Arabia: Cover of Kaaba to be replaced on Dhul-Hijjah 29
Riyadh: The annual ritual of changing Kiswah (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) will take place on the Dhul-Hijjah 29, corresponding to Tuesday, July 18, after the Isha prayer to coincide with the beginning of the new Islamic year…
