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The kiswa (clothing of Kaaba, or embroidered cover) is skillfully made with embroidered Quranic calligraphy in gold and silver by 200 artists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The 14 meter long kiswa contains 120 kg gold and 25 kg silver threads! \u00a0<\/p>\n

And the final kiswa weighs around 650 kilograms.<\/p>\n

In the past, during the Ottoman period in Hijaz, the Kiswa used to reflect amazing Turkish essence in detail and design.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Most muslims love to have a piece of Kiswa in their homes…here are few old kiswa you might have never seen!\u00a0<\/p>\n

1. Kiswa from 1606 from the Ottoman period..<\/h3>\n
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2. Kiswa, Period of Sultan Mahmud II..beautiful handwork!<\/h3>\n
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3. A special textile was made for the internal door of the Kaaba beginning in the mid-19th century.<\/h3>\n
The inscription indicates it was ordered by Sultan Abd\u00fclhamid II (1876-1909)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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4. Sitarah (curtain) for the door of the Kaabah, commissioned by Sultan Abd\u00fclmejid I, Ottoman Egypt, Cairo, 1846-7 AD. Black silk\u00a0embroidered in silver and silver-gilt wire.\u00a0<\/h3>\n
Beautiful!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
By\u00a0 Nour Foundation,\u00a0Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art<\/strong><\/p>\n
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5. An important Ottoman metal-thread curtain of the Holy Kaaba door period of Sultan Abdulhamid I.\u00a0<\/h3>\n
By Soothebys<\/strong><\/p>\n
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6. The\u00a0hizam\u00a0( belt)\u00a0\u00a0is placed over the black\u00a0kiswa\u00a0on all four sides of the Kaaba.<\/h3>\n
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7. Curtain for Door of Repentance (about 1900)<\/h3>\n
Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art<\/strong><\/p>\n
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8. An Important curtain from the internal door of the Kaaba (Bab Al-Toubah) at Makkah…<\/h3>\n
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9. Curtain for the Minbar (Pulpit) of the Kaaba..<\/h3>\n
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10. Kiswa, Period of Sultan Mehmed V, 1909..Stunning!<\/h3>\n
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Would you not want a piece of these Kiswas?!<\/h3>\n
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