Kiswah
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Kiswah is the ornate black cloth embroidered with Quranic verses that traditionally drapes and adorns the Kaaba in Mecca.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious object
ⓘ
religious artifact ⓘ textile ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
كسوة الكعبة
ⓘ
surface form:
Kiswat al-Kaaba
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Kaaba
ⓘ
Masjid al-Haram ⓘ Mecca ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Government of Saudi Arabia
ⓘ
surface form:
Saudi government
|
| containsMaterial |
gold thread
ⓘ
silver thread ⓘ |
| covers | all four sides of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
Islamic calligraphy
ⓘ
Quranic verses ⓘ ornamental patterns ⓘ |
| earlierVersionsSponsoredBy |
Sultan Al-Ashraf Sayf al-Din Qa'it Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluk sultans
Muslim caliphs ⓘ Ottoman sultan ⓘ
surface form:
Ottoman sultans
|
| hasArtStyle | Thuluth script calligraphy ⓘ |
| hasColor | black ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Hizam (embroidered belt)
ⓘ
Sitara (curtain of the Kaaba door) ⓘ lower band around the base of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of sanctity of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | كسوة الكعبة ⓘ |
| hasProductionMethod |
hand embroidery
ⓘ
machine weaving of base cloth ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance | honors the House of Allah ⓘ |
| hasShape | rectangular textile panels ⓘ |
| historicalPracticeSince | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| inscriptionsInclude |
Quranic verses about Tawhid
ⓘ
Shahada ⓘ names of Allah ⓘ supplications ⓘ |
| isSymbolOf | unity of Muslims around the Kaaba ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Arabic ⓘ |
| madeOf | silk ⓘ |
| oldKiswahUsage |
cut into pieces and distributed
ⓘ
kept as relics ⓘ |
| previouslyProducedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ |
| producedAt | Kiswah Factory in Mecca ⓘ |
| producedIn | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| replacedDuring | annual Hajj season ⓘ |
| replacedFrequency | annually ⓘ |
| replacedOn | 9 Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| usedFor | covering the Kaaba ⓘ |