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16 June
Tuesday Hijri 1 Muharram 1448 AH
By the Gregorian calendar 16 June
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By the Hijri calendar 1 Muharram 1448 AH
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1444Hijri
Kaaba's kiswah changed on the Islamic New Year for the first time
By order of King Salman, the Kaaba's kiswah was replaced on the Islamic New Year for the first time, on the night of 1 Muharram 1444 (July 2022). Previously the kiswah was changed every year on the morning of 9 Dhu al-Hijjah, while pilgrims stood at Arafat.