Was the custom of covering Kaaba in black cloth adopted during the Fatimid era?
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Accepted answer
No; after the Fatmids.
Wikipedia to the rescue
Later on, Al-Nasir the Abbasid draped the Kaaba with green, both Al Nasir and Al-Ma'mun disagreed on the frequent color changes and switched to black, and black it remains to this day. Kiswah
Al Nasir ruled from 1180; the Fatmids appear to be 909 to 1171.
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