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:''(You might also be looking for the town Al-Kiswah in Syria'') Kiswah ((アラビア語:كسوة الكعبة), ''kiswat al-ka'bah'') is the cloth that covers the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is draped annually on the 9th day of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah, the day pilgrims leave for the plains of Mount Arafat during the Hajj.〔()〕 The term ''kiswah'' is Arabic for 'pall', the cloth draped over a casket, and is a cognate of the Hebrew word ''kisui''. ==Current== Every year, the old Kiswa is removed, cut into small pieces, and given to certain individuals, visiting foreign Muslim dignitaries and organizations. Some of them sell their share as souvenirs of the Hajj. In earlier times, Umar bin al-Khattab would cut it into pieces and distribute them among pilgrims who used them as shelter from the heat of Mecca. The present cost of making the kiswa amounts to SAR 17,000,000 (~4,532,951.01 USD). The cover is 658m2 and is made of 670 kg of silk. The embroidery contains 15 kg of gold threads. It consists of 47 pieces of cloth and each piece is 14m long and 101 cm wide. The kiswa is wrapped around the Kaaba and fixed to its base with copper rings. The manually designed embroidery of the Quranic verses are slowly being aided by computers, thus increasing the speed of production.〔(Islamic Voice ) article ''Kiswa: Dressing up God's Abode'' Vol 14-02 No:158 * FEBRUARY 2000 / Shawwal 1420H〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kiswah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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