Why are the curtains of the Kaaba raised during the Hajj season every year?

Weather of Arabia - With the Hajj season approaching every year, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia is working to raise the curtains of the Kaaba in preparation for the Hajj season, so a white lining appears during the circumambulation of pilgrims and pilgrims, so what is the purpose of that?

How is the process of lifting the covering of the Kaaba?

The curtain of the Kaaba is raised every year after the middle of the month of Dhu’l-Qa’dah. The work of raising the lower part of the covering of the Kaaba began in stages, as follows:

1. Loosen the bottom of the garment from all sides as well as the corners at a height of three metres.
2. Then untie the lower cord and remove it from the throat.
3. Then he raised the dress by about 3 metres.
4. Cover the raised part with a white cotton cloth about two meters wide on all four sides.
5. Perfume the Kaaba and the Black Stone.

Watch the video: The moment the covering of the Kaaba was lifted in preparation for the 2022 Hajj season

What is the purpose of raising the covering of the Kaaba in the Hajj season?

This custom began since the beginning of Islam, and before the spread of communications and media, where the side curtains of the Kaaba are raised with the advent of the time of Hajj, and the white color is used as a kind of announcement and publicity about the entry of the time for performing the fifth pillar of Islam, since it is the only means at the time to indicate the entry of the time of ritual.

This custom has continued to this day, but for a different reason, according to Dr. Muhammad Bajouda, who is responsible for the covering factory of the Kaaba, where the Kaaba’s curtains are raised these days to protect it with the flow of worshipers and pilgrims to the Grand Mosque and their attempt to approach the Kaaba during the circumambulation during the days of Hajj.

It is reported that the Kaaba wears its new dress on the Day of Standing in Arafat every year, in what is known as the Eid clothing.