Makkah: The annual ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, was carried out after Fajr prayer on Sunday, July 21.
The ceremony was led by the deputy governor of Makkah region Prince Saud bin Mishal bin Abdulaziz on behalf of King Salman, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
He was received by Dr Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, minister of Haj and Umrah and chairman of the board of directors of the General Authority for the Care of the Two Holy Mosques, along with Sheikh Dr Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, president of religious affairs at the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque.
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فيديو | نائب أمير مكة يؤدي تحية الطواف بعد الانتهاء من غسل #الكعبة_المشرفة#الإخبارية pic.twitter.com/BFoLYP1dR0— قناة الإخبارية (@alekhbariyatv) July 21, 2024
Prince Saud washed the Kaaba’s interior wall using a mixture of Zamzam water, rose water, and other perfumes. Then, he performed two units of Tawaf (circumambulation around the Kabaa).
On behalf of the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region Washes Holy Kaabahttps://t.co/PCh8FaTNge#SPAGOV pic.twitter.com/AJ4eUmGAl2— SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) July 21, 2024
On Sunday, July 7, the Kaaba was adorned with a new Kiswah – a black cloth embroidered with gold.
159 technicians from the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswa assisted in replacing the new Kiswah.
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