Located in Mecca, the Kaaba is Islam’s most sacred site and the focal point of daily Muslim prayer. This episode explores its ...

Muslims around the world direct to Kaaba in their prayers. The ceremonial washing was carried out two weeks after the replacement of the kiswa or cloth cover of the Kaaba, another annual event.

The Kaaba is a cubical stone structure located in the center of the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, the holiest site of Islam. In 8 AH (629-630 AD), Prophet Mohammad covered the Kaaba with a Yemeni cloth.

Governor of Makkah Washes KaabaMakkah, June 10th, 2013 -- On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Governor of Makkah Region, ...