In Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the black cloth cover of the Kaaba — Islam’s holiest site — was replaced on Wednesday ahead of the Islamic New Year. Tens of skilled workers carefully raised the new ...

Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims gathered in reverence on Sunday to perform the farewell circumambulation, circling around Mecca's Kaaba as Hajj reached its end. The Kaaba, a black, cube ...

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The Kaaba is a large square building in the middle of the Great Mosque of Mecca. During Hajj, pilgrims must walk around it seven times counterclockwise. This way the Kaaba stays on their left side.

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The old Kiswa was removed and the new one installed and secured over the Kaaba's corners and rooftop. “By the grace of Allah, the ceremony of replacing the Kiswa of the Holy Kaaba for the year ...

Though technically outside the Kaaba’s structure, it is considered a part of it. Pilgrims often pray within this area, which is believed to be the burial place of Prophet Ismail and his mother ...

Each panel was individually raised and aligned over the previous one, with the new Kiswa being gradually lowered as the old one was removed. This process was repeated for all four sides. Once in place ...