Saudi Arabia | In the video, the curtain of the Kaaba was raised in preparation for Hajj

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/05/23

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Weather of Arabia - The General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques raised the lower part of <strong>the covering of the Kaaba</strong> by approximately three metres, and covered the raised part with a zar of white cotton cloth approximately two meters wide on all sides, as is the annual custom in preparation <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/%D8%B3%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A... this year’s Hajj season</a> .</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The process of raising the Kaaba curtain is carried out by a specialized team from the King Abdulaziz Complex for Covering the Holy Kaaba, where the black silk curtain decorated with verses from the Holy Qur’an is folded to the top, in order to protect it from tampering and provide the opportunity for worshipers to view the Kaaba uncovered, according to the annual custom.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Interior Ministry: One hundred thousand riyals fine for performing Hajj without a permit</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | The Saudi Interior Ministry launches a digital identity for those arriving on a Hajj visa</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | It includes all the stations of the journey.. “Hajj” launches 15 awareness guides for the pilgrims</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%... Arabia | Modifying the ritual of the holy sites during Hajj... How?</a> </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The moment the covering of the Kaaba is lifted in preparation for the Hajj season.<br /><br /> -<br /><br /> <a href="https://t.co/BqxjYnztYu">pic.twitter.com/BqxjYnztYu</a></p> - Saudi News (@SaudiNews50) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaudiNews50/status/1793557611604070406?ref_src=twsrc... 23, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Coinciding with the Hajj season...<br /><br /> Finishing the lifting of the honorable covering of the Kaaba to preserve its cleanliness and safety.<br /><br /> - <a href="https://t.co/yP4Bl8ayW8">pic.twitter.com/yP4Bl8ayW8</a></p> - Saudi News (@SaudiNews50) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaudiNews50/status/1793539690823590164?ref_src=twsrc... 23, 2024</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><hr /><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Sources:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.alarabiya.net/saudi-today/2024/05/23/%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%...

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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