Tag: muharram
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The Sacred Month Of Muharram
Muharram is the first month of the new Islamic year and marks the emigration (hijrah) of Muslims from Makkah to Madina, establishing a base in 622 CE. Muharram, alongside Al-Haram, Allah’s House in Makkah, derived the same from the Arabic root h-r-m, meaning sacred and sanctified. The month of Muharram holds many significant virtues which…
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Changing The Kiswah Cloth
After 11 months of careful and talented craftsmanship, the new Kiswah cloth follows a ceremonial and sacred process on the first day of Muharram of each lunar year calendar. The Kiswah cloth is designed and woven using black silk intricately decorated with silver and gold thread to display Quranic verses at the King Abdulaziz Complex…
The Farah Saeed Project 