Huge Islamic Arabic Cairoware Silk+silver Calligraphy Kuswat Alkaeba Belt Kaaba

Kiswah (, kiswat al-ka'bah) is the cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is draped annually on the 9th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the day pilgrims leave for the plains of Mount Arafat duringthe Hajj. Every year, the old Kiswa is removed, cut into small pieces, and given to certain individuals, visiting foreign Muslim dignitaries and organizations.

Some of them sell their share as souvenirs of the Hajj. In earlier times, Umar bin al-Khattab would cut it into pieces and distribute them among pilgrims who used them as shelter from the heat of Mecca. A copy the same as orgenal.

Made for gifts to princes and public figures. Behold, the first Temple ever set up for mankind was indeed the one at Bakkah: rich in blessing, and a [source of] guidance unto all the worlds.

And proclaim unto mankind the Pilgrimage. They will come unto thee on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every deep ravine. This is part of the Kaaba belt.

Size : - 3 meters and 10 cm meters and 7cm Weight: 12 kg. The item "HUGE ISLAMIC ARABIC CAIROWARE SILK+SILVER CALLIGRAPHY KUSWAT ALKAEBA BELT KAABA" is in sale since Wednesday, April 29, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian Antiques\Middle East". The seller is "sulaymane-aziz" and is located in Cairo. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Region of Origin: Middle East
• Primary Material: Silver + silk