Sheikh Zayed Mosque to be built in China

By:Yasmine Hamdy (MSN Arabia)

In remembrance of late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and his humanitarian efforts all over the world. The Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has stated its support for building the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in the Chinese city of Wuzhong, commemorating Emirates Humanitarian Work Day that is dedicated to the memory of the father of humanity Sheikh Zayed.

The Sheikh Zayed mosque is expected to house more than 1,000 worshippers, prayer hall, ablution areas, toilets and an imam’s residence.

The project aims to be a meeting place for people of Wuzhong where large Muslim populations exist; aiming to be a meeting ground for people to discuss religious and scientific views and an arena for modern thinking in keeping with traditional Islamic orientation.