Intellectuals officials in the state praised the establishment of the exhibition "Islamic Money, a History Revealed", and considered it, with its possessions, a shining picture of what the ages endured. The exhibition - organized by the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center in Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood is presented by the Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation, and was opened by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Presidential Affairs - 300 coins presenting an overview of critical features of the region's history and stages in Islamic history.
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center, Abdul Rahman bin Mohammed Al Owais, confirmed that the exhibition reflects the vision of the center, and draws its inspiration from the history of Islamic culture. He added, "The extraordinary coins presented by the exhibition represent a shining picture of what the Islamic eras succeeded in succession."
The Deputy Chairman of the Center’s Board of Trustees, Sultan Dahi Al-Humairi, said: “The hosting of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center for this exhibition is part of its series of achievements as a global cultural platform, a cultural radiation beacon, and a pioneering destination, which is intended by more than five million visitors annually, which allows it to achieve its civilization mission. Of reviving the components of Islamic culture and its contributions throughout the ages.
The Director General of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center, Dr. Youssef Al-Obaidly, stressed the Center’s keenness to achieve an important role in enhancing the understanding of Islamic culture on a wider scale, by organizing many cultural programs throughout the year, including exhibitions, indicating that the exhibition provides an opportunity For all interested in history to see the rare holdings of cash that are displayed within its six sections, which includes 300 coins, collected from all parts of the Gulf and North Africa as unparalleled historical documents, as the exhibition sections provide a historical account, based on a timeline of the history of minting money Through the civilizations and eras of the world Different, and highlights the commonalities between multiple cultures.
With regard to the opening of the visitors ’building and the mosque’s market, he said that this is the culmination of the Center’s continuous efforts to meet the needs of the delegations flowing to the mosque, in a manner that befits its place, and translates its vision to accommodate the increasing numbers coming to it, and work to provide spaces that guarantee their comfort, meet their needs, and facilitate their entry into The Grand Pylon also provides them with a rich and integrated visit experience, on the diversity of their cultures and age groups. Pointing out that the mosque has strengthened its position on the map of global tourism, as a leading cultural destination, which was reflected by the statistics of the center during 2019, as the total of its visitors reached more than six million, which reflects the role of the great mosque as a civilized forum that embraces the diversity of cultures of its visitors with the spaciousness of tolerance and originality of the UAE society.
The director of the General Women's Union, Noura Al-Suwaidi, said that the exhibition “Islamic Money is a Discovery Date” focusing on a unique collection of rare coins, which were collected from different parts of the world, and has never been presented before, represented by 300 coins that narrate the historical development of coinage throughout the Islamic ages. , Documented by the history of minting and the historical backgrounds that accompanied each of them, supported by facts that enhance their cultural and civilizational value, as well as revealing images of civilized communication between Islamic culture and other cultures.
Noura Al Suwaidi stressed that the exhibition “Islamic Money .. A History Revealed” is characterized by the dedication of a section documenting the great and prominent presence of women among peoples across ages and cultures, where it displays a number of coins that were engraved on the pictures of a group of women, as well as highlighting the status of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Mubarak girl (the mother of the Emirates), who has long contributed to pioneering achievements in the revival of the Union State, through her giving and her clear role in supporting Emirati women.
She stated that the exhibition is based on his historical novels on the timeline of the history of minting money across the civilizations of the world and its different eras, and the events and facts associated with it, or what portrayed by figures immortalized by history, as well as its depiction of the cultures of the peoples that minted it, and the common denominators between multiple cultures, and human connections Among the people of those cultures.
Al-Reem Abdullah Al-Falasi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, expressed the importance of this exhibition, which is being held on the ground of the largest cultural center in the UAE and the region as a global cultural platform, a cultural radiation beacon, and a leading destination, which is intended by more than five million visitors, as a unique model of Islamic architecture And a platform for dialogue that spans the bridges of cultural and human rapprochement, translating the strategy of the United Arab Emirates, which enabled it to obtain advanced positions for several years, according to a survey conducted by Tribe Advise annually.
6
Millions of visitors to the «Zayed Grand Center» in 2019.
The hosting of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Center for this exhibition is part of its series of achievements as an international cultural platform.