Kiswat-e-Ka‘bah — Seal of the Prophets Vol. 1
Introduction
In this discourse from The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1), Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra) details the historical events and scholarly insights surrounding Kiswat-e-Ka‘bah.
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: III-Makkah, the Ka’bah & the Quraish
Pages: Book pp. 106–107 (PDF pp. 130–131)
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Historical Account
Initially there was no covering on the Ka‘bah, but later a king of Yemen named Tubba‘ Asad saw in a dream that he was covering the Ka‘bah with a
drape, hence, he had the Ka‘bah covered by a drape. After this, the tradition of covering the Ka‘bah became a common custom. Therefore, the Quraish would always place a drape over the Ka‘bah. This tradition was upheld in Islām as well. Even today, every year a new and precious drape is formally placed upon the Ka‘bah and the old one is removed and is either distributed among the pilgrims or is sold. Today, the drape placed upon the Ka‘bah is of black colour, upon which the Kalimah is written at various places as well as an assortment of Qur’ānic verses.
[An Islāmic Creed (Publishers)]
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1)
Section: III-Makkah, the Ka’bah & the Quraish | Navigation: « Previous: [Repeated Re-construction of the Ka‘bah] | Next: [Sanctity of the Ka‘bah] »