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CALL TO PRAYER
Wherever you are in
Dubai, you are likely
to be within earshot
of a mosque and to
hear the daily calls to
prayer “Allahu akbar”
(God is great). Today,
the modern-day call
Prayers
5 is transmitted through
loudspeakers; in the
The adhan (call to prayer) rings
out from the minarets five times a day – past the muezzin made
the call himself.
all able Muslims must supplicate
themselves (above) to Allah by praying
Mihrab
on a musalla (traditional mat). 9
The mihrab
Five Pillars of Islam
6 (below) is the niche in
the wall of this and every
The “Five Pillars of Islam”
are: Shahadah, the belief in the mosque that indicates
oneness of God; Salat, the five daily the qibla, the direction
prayers; Zakat, alms­giving; Siyam, a Muslim should face
self­purification and Hajj, the when praying. This
pilgrimage to Mecca. mihrab gives the impres­
sion of a door or a
passage to Mecca.

Minarets
“Open Doors,
4 7
Open Minds”
Two minarets
Guided Tour (above) crown this
Jumeirah Mosque is mosque. The height of the
Mosque
the only mosque in Dubai tallest one – the highest 0
open to the public. The point of the “House of Etiquette
“Open Doors, Open Minds” Allah” – is determined Dubai may be very
inter active guided mosque by how far the call to cosmopolitan, but in
tour, run by the Sheikh prayer should be heard. keeping with mosque
Mohammed Centre for etiquette, you must dress
Minbar
Cultural Understanding 8 conservatively to enter.
(see p18), offers an The minbar is No shorts or sleeveless
opportunity to admire the pulpit from which the tops for either gender;
the subtle interior Imam (leader of prayer) women must wear a
decoration and to gain stands to deliver the headscarf. Remove your
insight into Islam. khutba (Friday sermon). shoes before entering.
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