Ka'ba: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
Pourghorbani (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
==Al-Hajar al-Aswad (The Black Stone)== | ==Al-Hajar al-Aswad (The Black Stone)== | ||
{{Main|al-Hajar al-Aswad}} | |||
Al-Hajar al-Aswad (the Black Stone), located in the eastern corner in an approximate height of 1.5 meter, is a black reddish, oval stone with red spots on it with a diameter of 30 centimeters framed in a silver casing. | Al-Hajar al-Aswad (the Black Stone), located in the eastern corner in an approximate height of 1.5 meter, is a black reddish, oval stone with red spots on it with a diameter of 30 centimeters framed in a silver casing. | ||
| Line 27: | Line 28: | ||
==Kiswa== | ==Kiswa== | ||
Kaʿba is covered by a black curtain called Kiswa or Kaʿba Curtain. It is said that Tubbaʿ al-Ḥimyarī, a king of Yemen, was the first who covered Kaʿba with curtain. The tradition was continued afterwards. Imam 'Ali (a) also sent curtains for Kaʿba from Iraq every year during his reign. When al-Mahdi al-'Abbasi became caliph, the servants of Ka’ba complained him about; the huge amount of curtains on Kaʿba may damage the House. Al-Mahdi ordered to remove all curtains except one, and to replace that every year. This tradition has continued till today and since then every year the kiswa is replaced with a new one, crocheted with verses of the Holy Quran. | Kaʿba is covered by a black curtain called Kiswa or Kaʿba Curtain. It is said that Tubbaʿ al-Ḥimyarī, a king of Yemen, was the first who covered Kaʿba with curtain. The tradition was continued afterwards. Imam 'Ali (a) also sent curtains for Kaʿba from Iraq every year during his reign. When al-Mahdi al-'Abbasi became caliph, the servants of Ka’ba complained him about; the huge amount of curtains on Kaʿba may damage the House. Al-Mahdi ordered to remove all curtains except one, and to replace that every year. This tradition has continued till today and since then every year the kiswa is replaced with a new one, crocheted with verses of the Holy Quran. | ||
==References== | |||
{{ref}} | |||
* Makkah and Madinah: The Cities of Bounties & Blessings, Hajj and Ziarah Research Center | |||
{{end}} | |||
[[Category:Completed articles]] | |||
[[Category:Al-Masjid al-Haram]] | |||
[[fa:کعبه]] | |||