Talk:Kiswah

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Here's a superb picture of a man sewing writing on the Kiswah. Can't find anything on the copyright though. ---Mpatel (talk) 14:42, August 13, 2005 (UTC)

It would seem like a slamdunk to get permission to post pictures of the kiswah manufactory, but I'm afraid that any requests would be bumped to a higher level, where they would be vetted by an 80-year-old Saudi prince who had never used the Internet and had the deepest suspicions of the infidel Wikipedia. But we we could certainly try. It seems like a perfect PR opportunity for the Saudis. Zora 20:53, 13 August 2005 (UTC)

I updated the Kiswah article as much as I could. So basically every thing you see, excluding 'The Kiswah is a cloth covering the kaaba' is what I did, and not to good of a job at it, so PLEASE up date this as much as y'all can--Maliki 786 01:27, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

• Ex nihil 07:17, 8 February 2006 (UTC) Some of the key events in this article would be greatly enhanced if they had dates attached. I found this very interesting but left with no sense of place in time.

There was a few minor spelling errors which i corrected.

Have there been any attempts at stealing this through history? Zeldakitten, aka Zeyra to some. Discuss edits and alike here. 21:36, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

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Dedicated section on the Arabic text of the Kiswa

Each of the four sides of the kiswa has unique Quranic text written on it: The first side has the verses from the Quran 2:125, 2:127 and 2:128 The second side has the verses from the Quran 2:197, 2:198 and 2:199, 15:49 and 2:186 The third side has the verses from the Quran 22:26, 22:27, 22:28, 22:29, 33:47, 4:110 The fourth side has the verses from the Quran 3:95, 3:96, 3:97, 22:32, 20:82

On every side of the Kiswa there are the verses from the Quran 112:1, 112:2, 112:3 and 112:4 Source: https://lifeinsaudiarabia.net/what-is-written-on-kiswa-of-kaaba/

I believe this is important information that is highly relevant and should be included in the text of the Wikipedia article for the Kiswa spartymantz (talk) 00:38, 10 October 2022 (UTC)

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Primary source indicating Indian-made Kiswah in 1962

I would like to share a primary historical source that may add nuance to the current narrative about Kiswah production in the early 1960s. A photograph and caption published in The Indian Express on 2 February 1963 show a Kaaba covering described as “the Indian ghilaf which is to go to Mecca.” The item was produced in India in 1962 by Habibur Rehman. This suggests that, alongside official Saudi production, at least one ceremonial or commissioned Kiswah was made in India during this period. I have scans of the original newspaper page showing the date, caption, and image, and I am happy to upload them to Wikimedia Commons or provide them for verification if needed.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Nuha Shaikh (talk) 11:05, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

Epstein

Surely, his desecration merits a mention. ~2026-34922-99 (talk) 05:08, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

No more than Flag of the United States should list all desecrations of the US flag. Largoplazo (talk) 05:21, 14 June 2026 (UTC)