Handing over the Kaaba’s cover to the custodians of the Holy Mosque
00:00 - 01 يناير, 1970
Every year, the Kiswa, or cover, of the Kaaba, is presented to the senior gatekeeper of the custodians of the Holy Mosque in a ceremony at “al-Baitul Atiq,” meaning “the old house.”
The al-Shaibi family has been honored with gatekeeping the Holy Kaaba for generations, and entrusted with