Sheikh Zayed Mosque History Constructed between 1996 and 2007, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque was built as an icon of cultural diversity by the late president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. He intended the mosque to symbolize the Islamic message of peace and tolerance.

The main prayer hall is dominated by one of the world’s largest chandeliers. The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan built this mosque to convey historic consequence and to embody the Islamic message of peace, tolerance and diversity. He intended that the Grand Mosque be a living reference of modern Islamic architecture.