Every year during the Hajj, the old kiswah is removed on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, cut into small pieces, and given to visiting Muslim pilgrims, dignitaries and organizations. In the early 19th century Muhammad Ali of Egypt ordered the expenses for making the Kiswah to be met by his state treasu...

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Format:	Manuscript Book
Language:	Arabic
Subjects:	Koran > Sure al-Baqara Kaaba > Mekka > Kiswa Handschrift
Online Access:	Volltext // Exemplar mit der Signatur: München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Cod.arab. 2894
Summary:	Every year during the Hajj, the old kiswah is removed on the 9th day of Dhu al-Hijjah, cut into small pieces, and given to visiting Muslim pilgrims, dignitaries and organizations. In the early 19th century Muhammad Ali of Egypt ordered the expenses for making the Kiswah to be met by his state treasury. Since then, Dar Al-Khoronfosh a workshop in the Gamaleya district of Cairo had been selected for making the Kiswah, and continued this role throughout the reign of the Egyptian monarchy. After the takeover of the Hijaz region, and from 1927 onward, its manufacture was partially moved to Mecca and then fully moved in 1962, when Egypt stopped manufacturing.
Item Description:	Kurzaufnahme einer Handschrift Schrift: Verblasste goldfarbene Schrift BSB-Provenienz: Erworben November 2022 bei Gerlach Books. Dem Vorbesitzer, einem deutschen Wissenschaftler, war das Kiswa-Stück geschenkt worden. Ausstattung: Schwarzer Stoff Inhalt: Teil des Vers 255 der Sure 2 "al-Baqara": "Yaʿlamu mā baina aidīhim wa-mā ḫalfahum wa-lā yuḥīṭūna bi-šaiʾin min ʿilmihī"
Physical Description:	1 Gegenstand 71 x 37 cm