KISWAH Wednesday, August 6, 2008

"KAABA"

The House of ALLAH in Makkah, "The Kaaba" is coverd by a black cloth known as 'Kiswa',which is produced & changed every year. Special factory is designed for the making of Kiswa in Makkah. It costs approx SR 17million.The cloth is made of 670kgs of silver dyed black. About 120kgs of pure gold & 50kgs of silver is used in writing the Quranic verses over the cloth. The total area of the cloth is 658sq meter.













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