During the Hajj pilgrimage, Muslims go around the cube-like sacred structure, the Kaaba, which is covered with a black cloth, the kiswah. MASTER/Moment via Getty Images As Muslims gather for the annual pilgrimage of Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, they will circle around the “Kaaba,” a black cube draped in gold-embroidered cloth. A ceremonial textile – known as the “kiswah” – covers the Kaaba, around which Muslims will walk seven times in a ritual known as “tawāf.” It is the central act of the ann