Jumeirah Mosque

This guide to Jumeirah Mosque traces the building from a father's gift, when Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum built it in 1979 for the son who would become Dubai's ruler, through its Fatimid-style design of pale sandstone, twin minarets and a carved central dome. It follows what happens inside today, where the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding opens the mosque to visitors six mornings a week for dates, luqaimat and open questions about Islam. Listen for the moment, usually a few questions in, when the room relaxes.