Al Salam Mosque opened in Sharjah's Bu shaghara area

Government of Sharjah’s Department of Islamic Affairs (SIA) has inaugurated Al Salam Mosque in Bu Shaghara area of Sharjah City, which can accommodate about 4,000 worshippers.

An architectural landmark that reflects Sharjah’s reverence for the houses of Allah, the mosque translates the visions of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, in easing access to mosques and providing a suitable faith-based environment for worshippers that helps them perform their rituals with ease and tranquility.

The opening was attended by Dr Eisa Saif Bin Handhal, Member of Sharjah Executive Council and Chairman of SIA, accompanied by the sponsor of the mosque’s construction, and a number of SIA officials. The attendees performed the Maghrib prayer in the mosque before touring its facilities and learning about its architectural and service components.

The mosque is built on a plot of land measuring 6,012 square metres, while the built-up area is 3,644 square metres. It includes a main prayer hall for men with an area of 2,115 square metres that can accommodate 3,700 worshippers and a prayer hall for women with an area of 171 square metres that can accommodate 300 female worshippers, bringing the total capacity of the mosque to 4,000 male and female worshippers.

The mosque also includes integrated service facilities featuring ablution facilities and toilets, a house for the imam and another for the muezzin, a library as well as an endowment that includes shops and a number of parking spaces.

Appreciating the sponsor’s generous donation, Bin Handhal said Al Salam Mosque would serve a wide segment of residents in this key area, as it would provide them with a suitable spiritual atmosphere to perform their rituals.

It would also contribute to consolidating and instilling spiritual values in the hearts of children through Friday sermons, preaching lessons and Quran memorization circles, thus enhancing the role of the mosque as a centre for building people and consolidating tolerant values of Islam, he added.

Meanwhile, Eng. Abdullah Abubakr Al Yasi, Director of Mosque Building and Care, stated that the mosque consisted of a ground floor and a first floor, and is topped by 15 circular domes including 11 small domes distributed on the sides of the mosque.

The mosque also consisted of three domes at the entrance and a main dome with a diameter of 5.6 metres in the middle of the mosque in addition to two minarets at a height of 45.5 metres.