{"id":47293,"date":"2025-06-27T18:15:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/kaabas-sacred-cover-replaced-ahead-of-islamic-new-year"},"modified":"2025-06-27T18:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:58:28","slug":"kaabas-sacred-cover-replaced-ahead-of-islamic-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/kaabas-sacred-cover-replaced-ahead-of-islamic-new-year","title":{"rendered":"Kaaba\u2019s sacred cover replaced ahead of islamic new year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong><\/span><b>In Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the black cloth cover of the Kaaba \u2014 Islam\u2019s holiest site \u2014 was replaced on Wednesday ahead of the Islamic New Year.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Tens of skilled workers carefully raised the new cover, known as the , using robes and mechanical lifts in a meticulously coordinated effort.<\/p>\n<p>Weighing 1.4 tons, the is made of fine black silk and adorned with 68 verses from the Quran, embroidered using silver threads plated with 24-carat gold. It takes nearly eleven months of intricate work to produce the cover each year.<\/p>\n<p>The Kaaba stands at the center of the Grand Mosque and draws millions of Muslims annually for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages. While not worshipped itself, the Kaaba represents the metaphorical house of God in Islam.<\/p>\n<p>For Muslims around the world, it remains the spiritual focal point \u2014 the direction toward which they pray five times a day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Eritrea<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. In Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the black cloth cover of the Kaaba \u2014 Islam\u2019s holiest site \u2014 was replaced on Wednesday ahead of the Islamic New Year. Tens of skilled workers carefully raised the new cover, known as the , using robes and mechanical lifts in a meticulously coordinated effort. 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