Dubai plans Prophet Mohammed museum

CULTURAL LEGACY: The Dubai Authority for Culture and the Arts is to establish the world’s first museum dedicated to the Prophet Mohammed.

A museum devoted to the life and message of the Prophet Mohammed is to be established in Dubai, charting his legacy for the world’s 1.3 billion Muslims, it was announced on Tuesday.

The project, to be implemented by the newly-created Dubai Authority for Culture and the Arts, (DACA) will be the first of its kind in the world.

“We wanted the Prophet's museum to be the first initiative by the authority, which was inspired by the leadership and pioneering spirit of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH)," chairman Sheikh Mayed Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum told emirates news agency Wam.

“The museum will stand as evidence that Dubai is serious about extending bridges not only between the East and West, but between the Islamic nations and the rest of the world as well,” Sheikh Mayed continued.

Beginning with the pre-Islamic stage, the museum will document the Prophet’s birth, marriage, revelation and prophecy, the call to Islam, first Hijrah from Mecca To Medina, wide-range call to Islam and the Conquest of Mecca, through to the Farewell Pilgrimage and his death.

There will also be a section devoted to the Haj and Umrah pilgrimages and a further area for the pillars of Islam.

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FINALLY!
Posted by Sameera, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Wednesday 12 March 2008 at 09:43 UAE time


Being a Muslim, I have to say this is the best news that I've read this morning. So glad that a museum dedicated to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is being made in Dubai. As weird as it may sound I'd like congratulate the Muslims here who'll get a chance to experience this here.

Besides I feel its about time Dubai/UAE did something to really depict that it is a Muslim country. We are very Westernised as a Muslim country which is fine however in addition to all the never-ending hotels, bars, discs and other leisure venues that keep popping up every now and then, it would be great to see some religious or Islamic culture-oriented venues too.

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