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The Exterior of the mosque has an elegant facade that is seen from the outside. The name of the mosque was inspired by the thousands of visitors that visited the mosque every month. The exterior of the mosque is built with pink sandstone and other pieces of marble. It was built with the use of multicolored marble stones and the Quran verses engraved with shaped stones<ref>{{Cite web|title=All about Jumeirah Mosque Dubai|url=https://www.dayoutdubai.ae/blog/city-sightseeing/jumeirah-mosque/|access-date=3 December 2021|website=day out dubai}}</ref> The Jumeirah mosque has an engraved dome top with Arabic scriptures drawn in a pattern on the dome of the mosque. The exterior architectural design of the mosque also includes two minarets, ablution fountain. The intricate design on the domes are seen on the minarets and throughout the outside of the mosque.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rizvi |first=Kishwar |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9781469621173_rizvi |title=The Transnational Mosque: Architecture and Historical Memory in the Contemporary Middle East |date=2015 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |pages=155–192|jstor=10.5149/9781469621173_rizvi }}</ref> The mosque has two faces one of which is for the local residents whose main purpose is to come pray there. The other face of the mosque is on a busy road covered by palm trees which make it a perfect photographic spot for people.
== Tourist Experience ==
[[File:Visitors at Jumeirah Mosque.jpg|thumb|Visitors sitting in Jumeirah Mosque in front of their guide.]]
A tour of the Jumeirah mosque is a key activity of the "Open Doors. Open Minds." program of the [[Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding|SMCCU]], meant to teach non-Muslim visitors about Islam and Arab culture rather than about the mosque itself.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jumeirah Mosque Dubai {{!}} Jumeirah Mosque Dubai |url=https://www.jumeirahmosque.ae/mosque-visit-public/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |language=en-US}}</ref> Topics covered include the [[Five Pillars of Islam]], [[Ablution in Islam|ablution]], and the basics of [[Salah|Islamic prayer]] and end in a Q&A session. <ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=I-Ling |first=Kuo |date=2007-01 |title=Where West Meets the Middle East—Jumeirah Mosque Visit |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02508281.2007.11081537 |journal=Tourism Recreation Research |language=en |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=31–38 |doi=10.1080/02508281.2007.11081537 |issn=0250-8281}}</ref> Visitors must follow standard mosque dress standards: adults must wear [[Modesty|modest clothing]] and women must wear [[Headscarf|headscarves]]. Tours are led by individual Muslim guides of varying national and ethnic backgrounds, and take place outside of times of prayer.<ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Rizvi |first=Kishwar |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9781469621173_rizvi |title=The Transnational Mosque: Architecture and Historical Memory in the Contemporary Middle East |date=2015 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |pages=155–192 |jstor=10.5149/9781469621173_rizvi}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
The complex also features multiple areas largely intended for tourists: the on-site Once Upon a Time museum covering the [[history of Dubai]]; the [[majlis]], which includes a gift shop; and a dining area where [[Emirati cuisine|Emirati food]] is served prior to tours.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=Jumeirah Mosque Dubai |url=https://www.jumeirahmosque.ae/ |access-date=2024-03-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also==
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