The Jumeirah Mosque is a dominant landmark of Dubai city. Built in the medieval Fatimid tradition, this stone structure is a tribute to modern Islamic architecture. While strolling through the Mosque at sunset, you will be washed in shadows by this elegant formation.

The Jumeirah Mosque is built in the medieval Fatimid tradition combined with modern building materials. Considered to be one of the most attractive mosques in Dubai, the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding organizes visits to the Jumeirah Mosque for non-Muslims, aimed at promoting cultural understanding and first-hand experience as an insight to the Islamic religion.

Visiting Time of Jumeirah Mosque:-

Jumeirah Mosque Tours is conduct on every Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 10am, children must be 5yrs+ in the morning for the tourists and residents, they gather outside the ornate Jumeirah Mosque for a conducted tour of the Mosque and a better understanding of Islam. Fee is 10Dhs per person. Organized by the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding, a non-profit organization, the purpose of the tour and the Centre itself, is to bring down the barriers between different cultural groups residing in the UAE.


Rules of Jumeirah Mosque:-

No prior booking is needed. You will have to assemble at the rear of the mosque (Jumeirah Mosque) at 10.00am on Thursday (every week). Ladies need to be covered - long skirts/trousers, long sleeves, hat/scarf for the head. Gentlemen need to wear trousers - Tshirt or shirt and not a vest. You need to take off your shoes before entering the mosque. Information about Islam is put up at the rear of the mosque. From mid-september onwards, the tour is conducted twice a week on Sunday and Thursday. The tour lasts approx. for an hour and a half and the good news is photography is allowed!

Holy Jumeirah Mosque:-

The Arabic word for mosque is `masjid', i.e. place of prostration. The holy day of the Islamic week is Friday, `yaum al jum'a', on which day all adult Muslim men are commanded to go to the Jumeirah Mosque for prayer (women can perform their prayers at home). The Jumeirah Mosque where Muslims gather especially for the Friday prayer is the `masjid jum'a', the Grand Mosque.

Inside Architecture of Jumeirah Mosque:

Qibla wall of Jumeirah Mosque, the wall, which faces Mecca, as this is the direction (Qibla), which a Muslim has to face while he is praying.

Mihrab, prayer niche in the center of the Qibla wall indicating the exact praying direction. It is also the `holiest' place in the Jumeirah Mosque.

Minbar in Jumeirah Mosque , a platform to the right of the Mihrab from where the `imam', the one who leads the prayer, delivers the `khutba', the Friday sermon, which can deal with religious, social and political subjects.

Lord in Jumeirah Mosque:-

In the Jumeirah Mosque Islam is forbid to create any pictures of living beings except plants, which could be worshipped. Accordingly, it is very rare to find pictures in Mosques at all. Instead, the interior is usually decorated with rich ornamental patterns and Arabic calligraphy. Before entering the Jumeirah Mosque for Prayer, the ritual cleansing (wudu') has to be performed. It starts with washing the right and left hand (3x), then the mouth (3x), the nose (3x), the face (3x), the right and left arm (3x), the head, the ears, and finally the right and left foot (3x).

Brief History of Jumeirah:-

Before a long time Arabs were live in the Jumeirah areas where fishermen, pearl divers and traders lived. But after1960 Jumeirah was the principal area for western expatriate residences of rich persons, but the huge expansion of the emirate since year 1995 has seen a growth in housing developments across Dubai.

Jumeirah is generally agreed to be one of the most exclusive parts of Dubai and this has led to the use of the Jumeirah name as a brand which signifies exclusivity e.g. the "Jumeirah Beach Hotel" and the "Jumeirah Beach Club etc. The ruling family of Dubai has called their up market hotel chain "Jumeirah" was formerly known as "Jumeirah International".

Government of Dubai Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing
Location:Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Address:Albwardy Building 2, PO Box 594, Dubai, UAE
Email:info@dctpb.gov.ae
Phone:+971 4 230 000
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Jumeirah is a residential area, and one of the most exclusive parts of Dubai, located on the coast of Dubai which has both expensive properties as well as more modest houses with different architectural styles.
Fishermen, pearl divers and traders were the first Arabs living here, but after 1960 Jumeirah became the principal area for western expatriate residences and familiar to many tourists visiting Dubai.
There has been a great deal of hotel and leisure construction along Jumeirah Beach including the world famous Burj Al Arab hotel, the Jumeirah Beach Hotel and the Jumeirah Beach Club.
Jumeirah has also a famous mosque, the Jumeirah Mosque, which is open to non-Muslims for special tours to give insights into Islam and the recently opened Jumeirah City which consists of an architecturally interesting shopping mall, two luxurious five-star hotels, and a few residential areas.