Saturday, September 13, 2008
Friday, September 12, 2008
KAABA
“KAABA”- The House of Allah in Makkah. The Kaaba is covered by a black cloth known as “KISWA”, which is produced and changed every year. Special factory is designed for the making of Kiswa in Makkah. It costs approx SR 17 million. The cloth is made of 670 Kg’s of Silver and dyed black. About 120 kg’s of pure gold and 50 kg’s of silver is used in writing the Quranic verses over the cloth. The total area of the cloth is 658 sqr meter
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