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City Walk 

Mosque
Dubai
25061 88912
Al Wasl, Dubai
1 floor
Open 24 hours
From 10 March to 9 April – Ramadan.
Opening hours may vary.

The Art of Power

At more than eight metres tall and six metres wide, it is difficult to miss the most recent installation to emerge from the studio of Emirati artist Mattar Bin Lahej. As it stands in place in Dubai’s pedestrianised urban zone of City Walk, the stainless-steel monument almost lures in its viewers with a kind of awe and amazement. The piece – titled Aya – is a cascading curtain of lettering made from the classic Arabic font thuluth and it sits atop a water feature, giving the metal a sense of movement, almost like a wave. Although it is made from four tonnes of steel, the letters seem light and are accentuated by the black background. It is a statement of power and talent and is also an expression of faith because the ayah (or verse from the Quran) that Bin Lahej has used, is a combination of a quote that mentions the Prophet Mohammed’s role as the messenger of God and one of the final pieces from the Holy Book: al-Ikhlas, which expresses among other things, the Oneness of God.
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