Grand Bur Dubai Masjid — Attraction in Al Souk Al Kabeer

The Grand Mosque  is located between the textile souk and the Dubai Museum close to a small stream in the Bur Dubai area. Originally built in 1900, demolished and built again in 1960, it then underwent a further rebuilding in 1998 . It now holds up to 1,200 worshippers. Non-Muslims are permitted to enter the Mosque daily from Sunday to Thursday from 9am to 1130am for free tours.The mosque is the hub of Dubai’s religious and cultural life.

The mosque was originally a school devoted to study of the Qur'an, known as a kuttab, which welcomed its first students in the year 1900 to learn the Qur'an by rote. This building was replaced by a new mosque on the same site in 1960, which in turn was itself rebuilt in 1998, closer in style to the original of 1900. This mosque is one of the largest in Dubai and is dominant edifice in the old city. The tallest feature of the mosque is the 70-metre (230 ft) minaret, the tallest in Dubai, which resembles a lighthouse. The sandy-grey walls are generally unadorned, but there is a large Quranic inscription inlaid above the five columns of the entrance facade, which sit at the top of a short flight of six steps. The 45 small and nine larger domes with the tall minaret cover the roof of the Grand Mosque. The wooden windows are fitted with hand-made stained glass and blend well with the old town of Bur Dubai, and its minaret is designed in Anatolian architectural style. Visitors to the mosque are advised to dress conservatively. The mosque has a capacity of up to 1,200 worshippers. Nearest metro station...

Elegance in itself..this mosque situated in the bur Dubai area is one of its kind. architecture is superb..glass carving is superb ...and the maintainence is superb. a religious center started as a school and now is a beautiful tourist attraction. The roof top with 9 huge domes and 45 smaller domes gives it a magnificent appeal. The largest minaret is 70 mtr tall with verses of Koran carved on the ceiling , looks like a light house. The serenity of white colour is unmatched. it can house 1200 worshippers at a time. the lighting at the dusk is just mesmerising. you can forget the world her. one needs to be dressed conservatively to enter the mosque (full sleeves and all) otherwise you can ask for an abaya. drinking water, rest rooms and medical facility is available. you can also get an electric car service if you are not comfortable walking. wheel chairs are also available. one must visit to experience...

One worst thing which you need to be careful is that man and woman rows are different in entrance and sometimes man allowed to go inside but woman's are not due to short clothes so your partner may leave you and go forward which make you alone and helpless, touriest are not helping nature nobody will allow you to call your partner in this condition you should contact to security person's they must help you to call your partner, it was happened with me so be careful apart from this You need to cover your full body with long clothes if you wearing long clothes from your home so it is good otherwise you need to wear long clothes by themselves they provide you without any charges, Mosque is beautiful and very big from inside also you can take bus if you are coming from dubai...