Repair & Renovation Of kabah kiswa(ghulaf-e-Kabah) Work in process

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Technical team working round the clock to spruce up Kiswa

As the Kaaba’s Kiswa (the black cloth covering the Kaaba) is prone to holding and rubbing by worshippers, the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs has designated technical workers around the clock for fast-fixing operations.
Director general of the Kiswa factory, Muhammad Bajouda, says the technical team proceeds at the spot to fix any damage to the Kiswa, so things will not exacerbate.
He explained to Al-Eqtisadiah newspaper that the part surrounding the Black Stone facing the door of the Kaaba is the most vulnerable of all, and that more workers had been assigned for the task of repairing the covering to a total of four, with more experienced employees working continuously.
“The mission of the factory is not restricted to knitting and making the cover and the dressing of the Kaaba on the ninth day of Dhul Hijjah every year, but also to provide two technical workers around the clock nearby the Kaaba to monitor and repair it immediately once damage has been spotted,” said Bajouda.
He pointed out that the technical team had all equipment and gear for the reparation process in its possession without referring to the factory, explaining that once any part of the cover cannot be repaired, the whole part is replaced by a new one encircling the Kaaba’s contours. “This procedure is usually done every three to four months, or when necessary, without having to wait for the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah next year.”
Damages of the Kiswa, said Bajouda, were a result of worshipers holding on to the covering or rubbing their bodies to get more blessings, something thousands of pilgrims do on a daily basis, which results in tearing some parts of the Kiswa, or sometimes total damages.
The Kiswa is made of natural silk dyed in black, and consists of five parts: four parts to cover the four sides of the Kaaba, and the fifth one — a curtain — to cover the door. The four parts are knitted to each other.
The dress is made of 47 layers of cloth material, each with a length of 14 m and 95 cm in width. The cost of one dress of the covering is SR1 million, which includes the cost of workers, administrators, and other necessities. On the third part of the 14-m height is the belt of Kiswa with Qur’anic verses written on it, surrounded by two frames of Islamic motifs, embroidered and covered with a silver gilt wire. The length of the belt is 47 m and consists of 16 pieces.
The Kiswa also includes the curtain door of the Kaaba made of pure natural silk, with a height of 7.5 m and width of 4 m, embroidered by verses of the Holy Qur’an made of gold and silver wires. Under the belt are six verses of the Holy Book. Eleven oil lamps are hanging between the sides of the Kaaba.
Although machinery is used to make the Kiswa, the embroidery is still handmade.
The dressing of the Kaaba takes place on the ninth day of Dhul-Hijjah every new Hijri year through an official Islamic event organized by the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques and attended by a large number of officials and Grand Mosque senior staff.

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