The President of Palau visits the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, 10th October, 2018 (WAM) – His Excellency Surangel Whipps Jr., President of the Republic of Palau, and the accompanying delegation visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi.
His Excellency and the accompanying delegation toured the mosque’s halls and external corridors, where they learned about the history of the mosque’s founding and its cultural message calling for coexistence, tolerance, and openness to others, emanating from the exploits and values of the founding father, and the great role played by the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center in introducing tolerant Islamic culture, and promoting cultural communication between cultures and peoples around the world.
Mohammed Al Shamsi, the center’s cultural tour specialist, gave His Excellency and the accompanying delegation a detailed explanation of the aesthetics of the mosque and the marvelous arts of Islamic architecture that were clearly evident in all its corners, and of the most wonderful works of Islamic civilization throughout the ages, of arts and engineering designs that came together despite their differences and diversity in the design of the mosque, to reflect the beauty of the harmony and harmony of cultures in one creative work.
His Excellency and the accompanying delegation visited the shrine of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, “may God rest his soul,” recalling his legacy and his wise approach, which laid the foundations of a culture of tolerance, coexistence and peace among the various peoples of the world.
On the sidelines of the visit, His Excellency said: “I thank you very much for this special opportunity to visit this mosque, which carries at its core a sublime message about tolerance and meeting between people of different cultures. This visit was an exceptional experience in every sense of the word.”
At the conclusion of the visit, the guest of the mosque was presented with a souvenir that reflects the mosque’s aesthetics, a compass whose design was inspired by its chandeliers, and a copy of the book “Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque: A Stream of Peace,” which highlights the unique architectural art of the mosque, and takes readers on a photographic journey to learn about the aesthetics of the mosque’s architectural engineering art, through a group of pictures that won the “Spaces of Light” award.
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