July 4, 2022 Mekke Kaaba
A royal directive issued on 4 July 2022 (5 Dhu al-Hijjah 1443) set the handover of the Kaaba's new kiswah to its chief custodian for Eid al-Adha and moved the replacement to 1 Muharram 1444. The change, long held on the Day of Arafah, thus shifted to the Islamic New Year.
1039Hijri
On 19 Shaban 1039 AH (1630), a flood caused by torrential rain swept into Masjid al-Haram in Mecca and brought down parts of the Kaaba's walls. Sultan Murad IV had the Kaaba thoroughly rebuilt through Judge Mehmed Efendi and the architect Rıdvan Agha.
195868 years ago
On 20 February 1958, a shallow pit known as the mi'jan, about 2 × 1.12 metres, on the tawaf area to the right of the Kaaba door, was filled in because pilgrims were falling into it and getting injured during tawaf. Its surface was paved with marble.
1444Hijri
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.
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