In preparation for Hajj, the Kaaba in Makkah gets a new cloth cover every year—and 2025's Kiswa has been raised in Islam's ...

cubic building in Saudi Arabia. This sacred structure situated in the center of Islam's holiest site is called the Kaaba, and its long, rich history predates the religion itself. The Kaaba ...

Saudi Arabia is building a gigantic cube in the middle of a new city centre in the capital Riyadh, the latest in a long line of curiously-shaped structures and cities planned by the kingdom.

Special parts of the Kaaba each hold deep religious significance Exits from the Al Masa’a area, the pathway between Safa and Marwah, have also been strategically managed. The General Authority ...

A protective barrier stopped pilgrims touching the Kaaba and Black Stone during the ... relics - the Black Stone set in the sacred Kaaba building. A barrier around the Kaaba that was set up ...

The guardianship of the Kaaba is still inherited by the sons of Shaybah and their successors. A tradition that has been instituted by the Prophet after the conquest of Mecca, the eighth year after ...

The Kaaba is a large square building in the middle of the Great Mosque of Mecca. During Hajj, pilgrims must walk around it seven times counterclockwise. This way the Kaaba stays on their left side.

Ahead of the Islamic new year, The King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa at the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque revealed that it is planning ...