(RNS) — The black, gold-embroidered cloth that shrouds Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia is a revered artifact that carries spiritual meaning for Muslims worldwide.

Reflecting on the Kiswa, the sacred covering of the Kaaba, and its deep spiritual symbolism within Islam.

Sacred cloth that covers shrine in Saudi Arabia reached the convicted paedophile through UAE-linked businesswoman ...

From Pakistani shalwar-kurta references to a sacred Kaaba cloth from Mecca, newly released Epstein files reveal increasingly ...

Newly surfaced files are raising eyebrows over how rare fragments of the Kaaba’s sacred Kiswa cloth allegedly reached Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida residence in 2017. Emails and shipment records point to ...

The faith of up to 1.8 billion people, roughly a quarter of the world’s population, dictates each one of them pray five times a day in the direction of a small, cubic building in Saudi Arabia. This ...

Riyadh: The holy Kiswah which covers the Kaaba will be screened at the Islamic Arts Biennale, 2025 in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah. This will be the first time that Kiswah will be shown outside ...

at a cost of 25 million Saudi riyals ($6,650,000) Sami Mzayen, Supervisor at Kiswa factory: "The cloth of the holy Kaaba is made out of 56 golden pieces that covers it. Here in the department we have ...