15.08.2015
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic: جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير) :
Prome Minister Modiji is Visiting U.A.E.on 16th and 17 August.He will also visit this famous mosque.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic: جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير) :
Prome Minister Modiji is Visiting U.A.E.on 16th and 17 August.He will also visit this famous mosque.
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic: جامع الشيخ زايد الكبير) is located in Abu Dhabi,
the capital city of the United Arab Emirates[1]and is
considered to be the key for worship in the country.
Sheikh
Zayed Grand Mosque was initiated by the late president of the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who wanted to
establish a structure which unites the cultural diversity of Islamic world, the
historical and modern values of architecture and art.[2] His final resting place is located on the
grounds beside the same mosque.
The mosque was constructed from 1996 to 2007.[3] It is the largest mosque in the United Arab
Emirates. The building complex measures approximately 290 m (960 ft)
by 420 m (1,380 ft), covering an area of more than 12 hectares (30 acres),
exclusive of exterior landscaping and vehicle parking.[4]
As the
country's grand mosque, it is the key place of worship for Friday gathering and Eid prayers.
During Eid it can be visited by more than 40,000 people.[1]
Sheikh
Zayed Grand Mosque Center (SZGMC) offices are located in the east minarets.
SZGMC manages the day-to-day operations, as a place of worship and Friday
gathering, and also a center of learning and discovery through its educational
cultural activities and visitor programs.
The
library, located in the north/east minaret, serves the community with classic
books and publications addressing a range of Islamic subjects: sciences, civilization, calligraphy, the arts,
coins and includes some rare publications dating back more than 200 years. In
reflection of the diversity of the Islamic world and the United Arab Emirates,
the collection comprises material in a broad range of languages, including
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish, German and Korean.
