Makkah, June 26, 2025, SPA -- Thuluth Jali Murakkab Arabic calligraphy is used in writing the Quranic verses on the Kiswa of the Holy Kaaba in various sizes and styles. This script was chosen for its ...

Mina, June 04, 2025, SPA -- The Kiswa, the cover of the Holy Kaaba, is encircled by a belt adorned with bold Thuluth script, harmoniously arranged in a magnificent geometric design. This intricate ...

Saudi workers embroider Islamic calligraphy, using either pure silver threads or silver threads covered with gold, on the final stages in the preparation of a drape, or Kiswa, that covers the Kaaba.

His calligraphy work is being studied at the Institute of the Holy Mosque in Makkah. Mukhtar, on the occasion of being granted the citizenship, was given a reception by the Imam of the Grand ...

Unesco on Tuesday added Arabic calligraphy, a key tradition in the Arab and Islamic worlds, to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. A total of 16 Muslim-majority countries, led by Saudi Arabia, ...

A guide to the Kaaba’s key landmarks for pilgrims preparing for Hajj Special parts of the Kaaba each hold deep religious significance Last updated: April 25, 2025 | 11:47 Gulf News Report 2 MIN READ ...

Known to be the world’s oldest known Ka’aba cover on public display, it was said to have been sent to Makkah by Sulaiman the Magnificent nearly 500 years ago. Also called a Kiswah, the ...

Makkah, June 26 (BNA): Thuluth Jali Murakkab Arabic calligraphy is used in writing the Quranic verses on the Kiswa of the Holy Kaaba in various sizes and styles. According to the Saudi Press Agency ...