The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque completed the ceremony of changing the Kiswa of the Holy Kaaba for this year, 1447 AH, in a record time of just 6 hours and 40 minutes compared with the usual duration, cutting the time by more than 4 hours.
The replacement process began at midnight on Thursday, the first of Muharram, and concluded at exactly 6:40 a.m., thanks to a series of innovative technical and organizational measures that helped speed up the work and ensure its accuracy and safety, according to a press release on the website of the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque.
The measures included preparing the four sides of the new Kiswa in advance with precise stitching, along with accurately marking the positions of the belt with adhesive tape to reduce the time needed to align and fix the belt, in addition to preparing the ropes for lifting the Kiswa in advance according to the required heights, which helped the technical teams reach the fixing points on the roof of the Kaaba quickly and accurately.
The technicians also underwent intensive training before the operation, which boosted their efficiency and sped up field performance, while modern technologies and innovative means were used to ensure the safety of the work steps, from removing the old Kiswa to firmly fixing the new one.
This achievement reflects the development of operational efficiency and organizational integration in the system of caring for the Holy Kaaba, and comes as part of the leadership's continuous support for developing the services of the Two Holy Mosques and enhancing the quality of performance in a manner befitting their status in the hearts of Muslims around the world.
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