ISLAMIC ARTEFACTS ON DISPLAY IN SHARJAH

About 5,000 priceless Islamic artefacts went on display at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation, the first of its kind in the UAE. The museum was opened by His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.

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June 20, 2022
About 5,000 priceless Islamic artefacts went on display at the Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation, the first of its kind in the UAE. The museum was opened by His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah. Some of the objects are on public display for the very first time. The museum’s collection displays treasures from the advent of Islam till the present day. Manal Ataya, Director of the Sharjah Museums Department (SMD), said the museum is significant as it contains interesting and rich displays charting Islam’s history from a vast area of the world extending from Portugal in the west to the borders of China in the east.
Aisha Rashed Deemas, Curator of Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation, said the museum site is called Souq Al Majarrah, the first market of its kind in the Gulf area with architecture that has Islamic, Arabic and traditional design elements and also a central dome with an intricate mosaic depicting the night sky and the astrological star signs.