Kiswah of the Kaaba
E784862
The Kiswah of the Kaaba is the large, black silk cloth intricately embroidered with Quranic verses in gold that annually drapes and adorns Islam’s holiest sanctuary in Mecca.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiswah of the Kaaba canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9220617 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kiswah of the Kaaba Context triple: [Sitara (curtain of the Kaaba door), associatedWith, Kiswah of the Kaaba]
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A.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
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B.
al-Ḥajar al-Aswad
al-Ḥajar al-Aswad is the revered Black Stone set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca, venerated by Muslims as a sacred relic associated with Islamic tradition and pilgrimage.
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C.
Kabah
Kabah is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its elaborate Puuc-style architecture and richly decorated palace facades.
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D.
Verandah of Mecca
The "Verandah of Mecca" is a historical epithet for Aceh, a region at the northern tip of Sumatra renowned as an early center of Islamic learning and gateway for Islam’s spread in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Mihrab of the Prophet
The Mihrab of the Prophet is the prayer niche in the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina marking the spot where the Prophet Muhammad led the Muslim community in prayer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kiswah of the Kaaba Target entity description: The Kiswah of the Kaaba is the large, black silk cloth intricately embroidered with Quranic verses in gold that annually drapes and adorns Islam’s holiest sanctuary in Mecca.
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A.
Kaaba
The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building at the center of Islam’s most important mosque in Mecca and the focal point of Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.
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B.
al-Ḥajar al-Aswad
al-Ḥajar al-Aswad is the revered Black Stone set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba in Mecca, venerated by Muslims as a sacred relic associated with Islamic tradition and pilgrimage.
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C.
Kabah
Kabah is an ancient Maya archaeological site in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, noted for its elaborate Puuc-style architecture and richly decorated palace facades.
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D.
Verandah of Mecca
The "Verandah of Mecca" is a historical epithet for Aceh, a region at the northern tip of Sumatra renowned as an early center of Islamic learning and gateway for Islam’s spread in Southeast Asia.
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E.
Mihrab of the Prophet
The Mihrab of the Prophet is the prayer niche in the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina marking the spot where the Prophet Muhammad led the Muslim community in prayer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious object
ⓘ
religious artifact ⓘ sacred covering ⓘ textile ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kaaba door
ⓘ
linked to:
Bab al-Kaaba
Masjid al-Haram sanctuary ⓘ
linked to:
Masjid al-Haram
|
| associatedWithRitual |
Hajj pilgrimage
ⓘ
linked to:
Hajj
Umrah ⓘ |
| category |
Islamic art
ⓘ
sacred textiles ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Saudi government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Saudi Arabia
|
| covers | Kaaba ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Islamic unity
ⓘ
symbol of the sanctity of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
Quranic verses
ⓘ
gold embroidery ⓘ |
| earlierProducers | various Muslim rulers ⓘ |
| earlierProductionCenters |
Egypt
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ Yemen ⓘ |
| hasColor | black ⓘ |
| hasColorDetail |
gold calligraphy
ⓘ
silver thread accents ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Hizam (embroidered belt)
ⓘ
Sitara (door curtain) ⓘ embroidered Quranic panels ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | silk ⓘ |
| inscribedWith |
Shahada
ⓘ
supplications ⓘ various Quranic verses ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Masjid al-Haram ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Mecca ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| ownership | custodians of the Two Holy Mosques ⓘ |
| producedBy |
King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswah
ⓘ
linked to:
King Abdulaziz Historical Center
|
| productionLocation | Mecca ⓘ |
| purpose |
to cover the Kaaba
ⓘ
to honor and adorn the Kaaba ⓘ |
| relatedObject | interior Kiswah of the Kaaba ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| replacedEvery | year ⓘ |
| replacedOnIslamicDate | 9 Dhu al-Hijjah ⓘ |
| replacedOnOccasion | Hajj ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular textile panels ⓘ |
| status | unique to the Kaaba ⓘ |
| usedSince | early Islamic period ⓘ |
| visibility | visible to pilgrims in Masjid al-Haram ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kiswah of the Kaaba Description of subject: The Kiswah of the Kaaba is the large, black silk cloth intricately embroidered with Quranic verses in gold that annually drapes and adorns Islam’s holiest sanctuary in Mecca.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.