Dubai Municipality opened a “The Quran Park” in Al Khawaneej area on Friday to provide intellectual and cultural communication with different cultures and religions.
The 60-hectare garden contains 43 plants and seven prophetical miracles mentioned in the Holy Quran, as well as a walkway dedicated to exercise and cycling.
بلدية #دبي تفتتح الحديقة القرآنية التي تقع على مساحة تبلغ 60 هكتاراً، وتحتوي على 43 نبتة و7 معجزات نبوية ذكرت في القرآن الكريم، بالإضافة إلى ممشى خصص لممارسة الرياضة وركوب الدراجات الهوائية.@DMunicipality pic.twitter.com/OxQNABwRUA
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 29, 2019
The garden offers visitors the opportunity to learn about the many meanings of the Quran and the benefits of these plants and how to use them.
In a tweet via Twitter, the municipality called on citizens to visit the park and enjoy many of the facilities mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah.
The park is open to visitors free of charge around the clock.
The opening of the park was welcomed by many. Saud Al-Nuaimi, in a tweet on Twitter: “A Quranic garden in the heart of Dubai highlights the spirit of Islamic identity and civilization. Aimed at interpreting the meanings of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet in audio and video.”
حديقة قرآنية في قلب دبي✨تبرز روح الهوية والحضارة الاسلامية.
تهدف الى تفسير معاني القرآن الكريم و السنة النبوية الشريفة بالصوت و الصورة.الدخول مجاني ما عدا الكهف والبيت الزجاجي برسوم 10درهم
الافتتاح غداً
الموقع📍👇https://t.co/FgJzSS1PDQ…#الحديقة_القرآنية#حديقة_المعجزات pic.twitter.com/WkYSK0jl4K
— م. سعود النعيمي ®️ (@Saoud_Alnuaimi) March 26, 2019
The park aims to provide bridges of intellectual and cultural communication with different cultures, religions, and peoples to see the cultural achievements of the Islamic religion in the scientific and medical fields. The park offers visitors the opportunity to obtain many meanings mentioned in the Quran and the benefits of these plants and ways of using them.
The plants mentioned in the Quran are 54, including figs, pomegranates, olives, corn, leeks, garlic, onion, lentils, barley, wheat, ginger, pumpkin, melon, tamarind, bananas, Etc. It is worth mentioning that modern medicine used these plants and emphasized their enormous benefits.
The 60-hectare Qur’anic Garden, with more than 600,000 square meters of 12 bistros, as well as entertainment, shops, and lakes, is expected to be a magnet for tourists from around the world.
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- Free entry.
- Dh5 entrance fee every for Cave of Miracles and Glass House. Guests can use the RTA NOL card, which may be recharged within the park.
- Opening hours: 8am to 10pm; Fridays: 3pm to 10pm
- Two giant play areas have additionally been demarcated for kids from 2 to 12 years.
- Food carts selling tender coconut water, fresh juices, rolls, burgers, and other small eats are set at strategic points throughout the park.
- The park also features cycling and jogging tracks. Wi-Fi and phone-charging stations are available.
- Weekends are very crowded; be ready for long queues at the most attractions.
- Download the Quranic Park smart Guide app to learn more about the park’s facilities and plants in detail.
