The Grand Mosque, located in the city's Bur Dubai section, , near the Ruler's Court is counted among one of the largest mosques (with a capacity to accommodate up to 1200 worshippers) in United Arab Emirates , where the muezzin, or crier, calls the people to prayer.

The Arabic word for mosque is `masjid', i.e. place of prostration. The holy day of the Islamic week is Friday, `yaum al jum'a', on which day all adult Muslim men are commanded to go to the mosque for prayer (women can perform their prayers at home). The mosque where Muslims gather especially for the Friday prayer is the `masjid jum'a', the Grand Mosque.

Grand Mosque originally constructed in traditional Islamic architectural style and opened in 1900 A.D as a kuttab (Quranic school) where children learnt to recite the Quran from memory, the Grand Mosque of Dubai was rebuilt (maintaining the style of the original Grand Mosque) in 1998 and now boasts a 70 meters (231ft) high minaret- the tallest minaret in Dubai.

The Grand Mosque consists of 45 small domes in addition to 9 large ones boasting stained glass panels, sand-colored walls and wooden shutters, making it a distinguished landmark and important place of worship.

Non-Muslims are not permitted to enter the mosque, but can go to see and take a few pictures of the mosque and its exceptionally beautiful minaret.

Throughout its transformations, it remained an important center of religious and cultural life. Today, with a capacity of 1,200 worshippers and being the tallest minaret in the city, it is all the more an integral part of Dubai society.

The Grand Mosque also known as Al-Jumeriah Mosque is the most attractive mosque in Dubai and is also the most photographed mosque.