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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.
