Why Is The Kiswah Raised Ahead Of Hajj Each Year Qaran News The lower part of kiswa has been raised on wednesday ahead of hajj 2024. view of raised kiswah. (photo: x) this was approved by the general authority for the care of the two holy mosques. as per the approval, the part left after raising the kiswa was covered with a 2.5 meter wide and 54 meter long white cotton fabric. Generally, the kiswah is raised on the 15th dhul qadah every year as a massive crowd of pilgrims or the hajis gather in the mataf or the surrounding area, thus making the task difficult. however, since there is a cap of only 1 million hajis expected to undertake the hajj this year, the lesser crowd enabled the authorities to raise the kiswah on.
Why Is The Kiswah Raised Every Year Ahead Of Hajj Hajj 202 The kiswa is replaced once a year during hajj after the pilgrims go to mount arafat, in preparation for receiving worshippers the next morning, which coincides with eid al adha. Every year, the process of changing the new kiswa takes place on the 9th of dhul hijjah, the last month of the islamic calendar, but was moved to the first day of muharram in 2022. Previously, when the kiswah was raised, the white cloth underneath was revealed. however, a separate white cloth is now used to mark this significant occasion. traditionally, the kiswah raising ceremony takes place around the 15th of dhul qadah, just before the peak influx of pilgrims. however, this year, due to restrictions on the number of. Why is kiswa raised every year? the kiswa is raised to 3 meters yearly to stop the damage to the kaaba cloth by huge crowds, which aligns during the hajj season and has become very tough to control the crowd during peak hours. it is also lifted due to the superstitious beliefs of some pilgrims, who bring scissors to cut the cloth of the kaaba.
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