Before the Hajj, a part of the cover of the Kaaba was lifted up

Keeping the annual tradition, the Saudi authorities this year Hajj The Kaaba in Makkah on Wednesday before, which is called ‘What?‘ is also called, the lower part of the is slightly raised up.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, according to the approval of the General Authority for the Maintenance of the Two Holy Mosques, Masjid al-Haram and Masjid al-Nabawi, the exposed part of the Kaaba was covered with a white cotton cloth, which is two and a half meters wide and 54 meters long. It was a meter.

The process was carried out by 36 specialized technical personnel with the help of 10 cranes.

According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) report, Kiswah is raised in several stages. It would begin by opening the cover from the bottom on each side, separating the corners, then untying the bottom rope, following which the fabric is folded upwards.

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This procedure is repeated every year to protect the kaswa from soiling and damage during pilgrims’ circumambulation of the Kaaba.

Saudi Arabia The Hajj gathering is considered to be the largest human gathering in the world, with a maximum of 3.16 million Muslims participating in the year 2012.

At the peak of the Corona virus epidemic, at that time the Saudi authorities allowed only 1000 pilgrims to perform Hajj.

This number was gradually increased following the control of the Corona epidemic worldwide.

Last year around 1840 thousand pilgrims performed this religious duty and this year it is expected that this number will increase further.

Every year on the ninth day of the Islamic month of Dhul-Hijjah, the black silk cloth (covering the Kaaba) is removed and a new cloth is wrapped in its place.