The first person to cover the Ka’bah was the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). It is rumored to be Isma’il. Hz. With the continuation of this method after Ismâ’il, Ka’ba covers have been prepared with various materials such as leather, wool, cotton and silk throughout history. Over time, different colors such as white, red, yellow, green, red, yellow, green and black were also used. Hz. It is known that during the time of the Prophet (PBUH), the Kaaba was covered with two types of covers woven from Yemeni fabric: red on the 10th of Ashura and white on the 27th of Ramadan.

Hz. The practice, which was continued after the Prophet, was contributed to by the Ottoman sultans who defined themselves as the servants of the Hijaz region (Hadim’ul-Harameyn’uş Sharifeyn) . Every year, during the pilgrimage season, the Surre Alay (Surra processions) first traveled to the region to send specially woven Kaaba covers, and on the 9th of Dhu al-Hijjah. On this day, they bring some of the Kaaba covers, which are replaced with new ones during the Hajj, to Istanbul so that they can be recorded.

Kaaba covers (Kisvetü’ş-Şerife), consisting of a robe, sash and door curtain, were woven in cities such as Damascus, Cairo and Istanbul. From the 16th century onwards, the old Kisvetü’ş-Şerife covers were draped over the tombs of the sultan and state officials as well as the ulema, and sent to mosques, lodges and hospitals.

Today, this black cloth is woven from silk fabric and has verses and prayers embroidered in gold and silver.