Mary, Mother of Jesus Mosque, also called in Arabic, Maryam Umm Eisa Masjid ( ar, مسجد مريم أم عيسى عليهما السلام, ''Masjid Maryam Umm ‘Īsā'') is a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

located in Al Mushrif, a central neighborhood in the city of

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

, the capital city of the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

. It was built in 1989 as Mohammed Bin Zayed Mosque, and named after

Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ( ar, مُحَمّد بِن زَايد آل نَهيَان, Moḥamed bin Zāyed Āl Nahyān; born 11 March 1961), colloquially known by his initials as MBZ, is the third president of the United Arab Emirates ...

, Ruler of Abu Dhabi. On 14 June 2017, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan decided to rename the mosque to "Mary, Mother of Jesus Mosque". The change was done as an initiative exemplifying the values of co-existence among religions in the UAE, as well as to honour

Mary, Mother of Jesus Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...

who is a respected figure in Islam.Emirates News Agency : „Mariam Umm Eisa Mosque initiative embodies co-existence, tolerance in UAE.”; by Mohammed bin Ham
/ref> The mosque complex is at one corner and besides by a Christian community of numerous church complexes, amongst them are the

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Abu Dhabi St. Joseph's Cathedral is the seat of the Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia and is one of the four Catholic churches in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi besides St. Paul's Church in Musaffah, St. Mary's Church in Al Ain and St. John the Baptist Churc ...

, the Church of St. Anthony and the neighbouring St. Andrew's Church. File:Mary, The Mother of Jesus Mosque (side view).png, Side view of the Mary, The Mother of Jesus Mosque (formerly named ''Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Mosque'') at night.

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