Al Farouq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Al Safa 1 is Dubai's biggest mosque and the third mosque open to non-Muslims after Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque and Jumeirah Mosque. The mosque’s architecture is a mixture of Ottoman and Andalusian styles and was opened just before the start of the holy month of Ramadan.


The intention, says Mr Al Habtoor, is to create a space for dialogue among the three Abrahamic faiths - the People of the Book - Jews, Christians and Muslims. "We made this centre so that the three religions can become closer and remove the differences between them.



The mosque is named after Omar bin Al Khattab, a companion of the Prophet Mohammed who became the second Caliph after Abu Bakr and was given the title Al Farooq, meaning someone who distinguished truth from falsehood.

The mosque’s architecture is a mixture of Ottoman and Andalusian styles.

Held by a central dome that is 30 metres high and supported by 21 other half and full domes, resembling the Turkish style of building, the mosque has four 70-metre-tall minarets — the second tallest in the UAE after the Shaikh Zayed Grand Mosque minarets — that are visible from kilometres afar.