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==Size and Weight==
==Size and Weight==
The curtain of the Ka'ba is composed of five main parts, each covering a wall of the Ka'ba. The fifth piece encompasses the Kaaba's door, known as the Burqa'. In total, the garment of the Ka'ba consists of 54 pieces, with each piece measuring 14 meters in length and 95 centimeters in width. The total area of the curtain is 2650 square meters, and its weight reaches two tons.<ref>Imām Aḥmad, ''Fī riḥāb al-bayt al-ʿatīq'', vol. 1, p. 215; Bāslāma, ''Tārīkh al-kaʿba al-muʿaẓẓama'', p. 474.</ref> Many of the pieces, inscriptions, and patterns on curtain of the Ka'ba are adorned with gilding.<ref>Sādiqī Ardistānī, ''Hajj az mīqāt tā mīʿād'', vol. 55, p. 133.</ref>
The curtain of the Ka'ba is composed of five main parts, each covering a wall of the Ka'ba. The fifth part encompasses the Kaaba's door, known as the Burqa'. In total, the curtain consists of 54 pieces, each piece measuring 14 meters in length and 95 centimeters in width. The total area of the curtain is 2650 square meters, and its weight reaches two tons.<ref>Imām Aḥmad, ''Fī riḥāb al-bayt al-ʿatīq'', vol. 1, p. 215; Bāslāma, ''Tārīkh al-kaʿba al-muʿaẓẓama'', p. 474.</ref> Many of the pieces, inscriptions, and patterns on curtain of the Ka'ba are adorned with gilding.<ref>Sādiqī Ardistānī, ''Hajj az mīqāt tā mīʿād'', vol. 55, p. 133.</ref>
==The belt around curtain of the Ka'ba==
The "Hizam" refers to the belt or band around curtain of the Ka'ba. The belt is made of black silk fabric and is adorned with patterns and Quranic verses in Thuluth script. The belt is composed of 16 pieces, with a circumference of 47 meters and a width of 95 centimeters. Quranic verses are inscribed on the belt, and at specified intervals, phrases such as "یا حی یا قیوم," "یا رحمن یا رحیم," and "الحمد لله رب العالمین" are embellished with golden letters.<ref>Imām Aḥmad, ''Fī riḥāb al-bayt al-ʿatīq'', vol. 1, p. 215; Bāslāma, ''Tārīkh al-kaʿba al-muʿaẓẓama'', p. 474.</ref>


==The curtain in the Ka'ba==
==Belt Around the Curtain==
The curtain of the Kaaba's door, known as the "Borqa'," is made of black silk fabric and is adorned with Quranic verses and Islamic decorations in gold and silver. Additionally, Surah Al-Fatiha is inscribed on it from three directions. The Borqa' is made of silk, with a height of 5.7 meters and a width of four meters.<ref>Qalashqandī, ''Ṣubḥ al-aʿshā'', vol. 4, p. 282; Azraqī, ''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 1, p. 258; Bāslāma, ''Tārīkh al-kaʿba al-muʿaẓẓama'', p. 358.</ref>
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The verses inscribed on the Kaaba's curtain are as follows:
The "Hizam" refers to the belt or band around the curtain of the Ka'ba. The belt is made of black silk fabric and is adorned with patterns and Quranic verses in Thuluth script. The belt is composed of 16 pieces, with a circumference of 47 meters and a width of 95 centimeters. Quranic verses are inscribed on the belt, and at specified intervals, "{{ia|یا حی یا قیوم}}," "{{ia|یا رحمن یا رحیم}}," and "{{ia|الحمد لله رب العالمین}}" are written with golden letters.<ref>Imām Aḥmad, ''Fī riḥāb al-bayt al-ʿatīq'', vol. 1, p. 215; Bāslāma, ''Tārīkh al-kaʿba al-muʿaẓẓama'', p. 474.</ref>


The verses inscribed on curtain of the Ka'ba and belt are as follows (from top to bottom on the curtain):
==Curtain of the Door==
{{main|Burqa'}}


1. "قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَاهَا"
The curtain of the Ka'ba's door, known as the "Burqa'," is made of black silk fabric and is adorned with Quranic verses and Islamic decorations in gold and silver. Additionally, Sura Al-Fatiha is inscribed on it from three directions. The Burqa' is made of silk, with a height of 5.7 meters and a width of four meters.<ref>Qalashqandī, ''Ṣubḥ al-aʿshā'', vol. 4, p. 282; Azraqī, ''Akhbār Makka wa mā jāʾa fīhā min al-āthār'', vol. 1, p. 258; Bāslāma, ''Tārīkh al-kaʿba al-muʿaẓẓama'', p. 358.</ref>
(We have seen thee turning thy face about in the heaven now We will surely turn thee to a direction that shall satisfy .)<ref>Sura Al-Baqarah, 2:144.</ref>


2. بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِیمِ* رَبِّ اَدْخِلْنی مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَ اَخْرِجْنی‏ مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَ اجْعَلْ لی مِنْ لَدُنْکَ سُلْطاناً نَصیراً
The verses inscribed on the Burqa' are as follows (from top to bottom on the curtain):
And say: My Lord, lead me in with a just in going, and lead me out with a just outgoing; grant me authority from Thee, to help me.<ref>sura Al-Isra, 17:80.</ref>


Additionally, other verses, chapters, and phrases are written on the curtain and belt.<ref>Bāslāma, ''Tārīkh al-kaʿba al-muʿaẓẓama'', p. 311-352; ''Mawsū ʿa al-ʿarabīyya al-ʿālimīyya'', vol. 19, p. 319; Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 89.</ref>
* {{inline verse|قَدْ نَرَىٰ تَقَلُّبَ وَجْهِكَ فِي السَّمَاءِ فَلَنُوَلِّيَنَّكَ قِبْلَةً تَرْضَاهَا}} (We have seen thee turning thy face about in the heaven now We will surely turn thee to a direction that shall satisfy thou) (2:144).
 
*{{inline verse|بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِیمِ* رَبِّ اَدْخِلْنی مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَ اَخْرِجْنی‏ مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَ اجْعَلْ لی مِنْ لَدُنْکَ سُلْطاناً نَصیراً}} (And say: My Lord, lead me in with a just in going, and lead me out with a just outgoing; grant me authority from Thee, to help me.) (17:80)
 
Additionally, other verses, chapters, and phrases are written on the curtain and belt.<ref>Bāsalāma, ''Tārīkh al-kaʿba al-muʿaẓẓama'', p. 311-352; ''Mawsūʿa al-ʿArabīyya al-ʿālamīyya'', vol. 19, p. 319; Qāʾidān, ''Tārīkh wa āthār-i Islāmī-yi Makka wa Madīna'', p. 89.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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