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==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.