Sharjah Mosque

Sharjah Mosque
Masjid Aš-Šārjah (مَسْجِد ٱلشَّارْقَة)
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionEastern Arabia
DeityAllah (God)
OwnershipGovernment of Sharjah
Year consecrated2019
StatusActive
Location
LocationEmirates Road and Maleha Road intersection, Sharjah
MunicipalitySharjah
State Sharjah
Country United Arab Emirates
Sharjah Mosque is located in United Arab Emirates
Sharjah Mosque
Location in the U.A.E.
Sharjah Mosque is located in Persian Gulf
Sharjah Mosque
Sharjah Mosque (Persian Gulf)
Sharjah Mosque is located in Middle East
Sharjah Mosque
Sharjah Mosque (Middle East)
Sharjah Mosque is located in West and Central Asia
Sharjah Mosque
Sharjah Mosque (West and Central Asia)
Geographic coordinates25°14′27″N 55°34′13″E / 25.24083°N 55.57028°E / 25.24083; 55.57028
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleOttoman-Islamic architecture
Groundbreaking2014 (2014)
Completed2019
Specifications
Direction of façadeQiblah
Capacity25,000[1]
  • Indoor: > 5,000[1]
  • Female worshipers: 610[2]
  • Outdoor: 13,500[2]
Minaret(s)2
Site area2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m2)[3]

The Sharjah Mosque (Gulf Arabic: مَسْجِد ٱلشَّارْقَة, romanizedMasjid Aš-Šārjah),[4][5] is the largest mosque in the Emirate of Sharjah, the U.A.E. Besides serving the needs of Muslims, the mosque has a library, and an area for giving Dawah to non-Muslims.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference GulfNews 11-05-2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference KhaleejTimes 05-2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference KhaleejTimes 07-2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ سلطان القاسمي يفتتح مسجد الشارقة. Al-Bayan (in Arabic). Sharjah, the U.A.E. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
  5. ^ سلطان القاسمي يفتتح مسجد الشارقة بتكلفة 300 مليون درهم. Al-Ittihad (in Arabic). Sharjah. 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-30.