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A piece of the interior covering of the Kaaba
(قطعة من الكسوة الداخلية للكعبة)

Title	A piece of the interior covering of the Kaaba
Title Original	قطعة من الكسوة الداخلية للكعبة
Publication Date:	1861 - 76
Publication Place	- Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Subject	Lampas silk, with satin ground and twill pattern
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	45 × 35.5 سم
Library:	Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID	TXT 539
Record ID	object;EPM;uk;Mus22;43;ar
Library Location	Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art
Date	1861 - 76
Notes	This piece comes from the interior covering of the Kaaba that was presented by the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Aziz (r. 1861-1876) and sent by the Ottomans. It remained inside the Kaaba until 1936, when it was replaced by one made in India. The inner kiswa was later woven in Mecca. The piece has been preserved in sections that represent approximately half the width of the loom and are almost completely vertically repeatable. The last one is made of four winding bands, and in the first wide band there is the phrase “martyrdom,” followed by a narrower band containing expressions of praise to God. The third band contains decorative elements and decorative rings engraved with supplications to God. The last, narrow group contains Surat Al-Baqarah (2), part of verse 144: “We may see the turning of your face in the evening, so We will certainly turn you to a qiblah that will please you, so turn your face toward the Sacred Mosque.”
Sample Text	“A piece of the interior covering of the Kaaba” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;43;ar

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A piece of the interior covering of the Kaaba

(قطعة من الكسوة الداخلية للكعبة)

Publication Date 1861 - 76

Publication Place - Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Subject Lampas silk, with satin ground and twill pattern

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 45 × 35.5 سم

Library Museum With No Frontiers

Library Asset ID TXT 539

Record ID object;EPM;uk;Mus22;43;ar

Library Location Al-Khalili Family Trust - Nasser D. Collection. Al-Khalili Islamic Art

Date 1861 - 76

Notes This piece comes from the interior covering of the Kaaba that was presented by the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Aziz (r. 1861-1876) and sent by the Ottomans. It remained inside the Kaaba until 1936, when it was replaced by one made in India. The inner kiswa was later woven in Mecca. The piece has been preserved in sections that represent approximately half the width of the loom and are almost completely vertically repeatable. The last one is made of four winding bands, and in the first wide band there is the phrase “martyrdom,” followed by a narrower band containing expressions of praise to God. The third band contains decorative elements and decorative rings engraved with supplications to God. The last, narrow group contains Surat Al-Baqarah (2), part of verse 144: “We may see the turning of your face in the evening, so We will certainly turn you to a qiblah that will please you, so turn your face toward the Sacred Mosque.”

Sample Text “A piece of the interior covering of the Kaaba” within Discover Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;uk;Mus22;43;ar