Masjid Al Rahim, Islamic mosque in Dubai Marina, United Arab Emirates
Masjid Al Rahim stands at the southern end of Dubai Marina, built on the request of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan and open since October 2013. It has one minaret, from which the imam gives the call to prayer, and a single dome. A ziyada, a courtyard enclosed by a double wall, precedes the prayer hall, and a cascade runs along the facade facing the marina.
Masjid Al Rahim was built at the request of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, vice-prime minister of the United Arab Emirates. Construction took between three and four years, and the mosque opened to the public in October 2013. It is the only mosque in Dubai Marina, standing near the district's southernmost point.
The name al-Rahim means "the Merciful" in Arabic. The imam himself gives the call to prayer from the minaret, without a separate muezzin. On Fridays between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., for the midday prayer held around 12:30, and on Eid the mosque is particularly crowded.
The mosque sits at the southern end of Dubai Marina, near the marina waterfront. It is busiest on Fridays between 11:00 and 13:00 for the midday prayer, and during Eid celebrations. Women pray on the upper floor, reached by an entrance facing outward, and have their own ablution room.
The women's prayer room on the upper floor has a window covered with frosted silver film, letting women observe the men's prayer hall below from a distance. Their ablution room is fitted with motion-sensor seats. The mosque's marina-facing facade is bordered by a waterfall, and the compound is lit in white and blue at night.
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