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Sheikh Mohammed entrusted the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority with the tasks of supervising and implementing various phases of the pioneer project, giving the museum a facade which will reflect the personality of the Last Prophet who was appointed by God to teach the humanity the eternal divine message. The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority was set up a few days ago by a decree from Sheikh Mohammed with Sheikh Mayed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as its Chairman. The colossal project taken up by the Dubai government aims at introducing to all nations of the world, the inspiring life of Prophet Mohammed and how he changed the course of human history, transforming humanity from ignorance and darkness into the most exalted form of civilisation. Prophet Mohammed's life meticulously reconciled the mundane and spiritual aspects and gave comprehensive teachings on individual, social, political, economic, cultural, scientific and educational aspects of human life. Sheikh Mayed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: ' We deemed it wise to begin the activities of the Authority with a museum dedicated to the life and message of the Last Prophet, who gave the teachings of love and tolerance. The project also clearly indicates that Dubai is keen on playing its role not only as a bridge between the East and the West, but also between the Islamic world and the rest of the world'. The museum project will be implemented in three phases, as the first two phases will chronicle the life of the Prophet, beginning from the political and economic situations of the world before his birth and then his blessed birth. The museum will be set up in such a way that a visitor will move on learning about the different mile-stones in the prophets life, his marriage, the beginning and continuation of the God's revelation, his propagation of the divine message, the first migration of his followers to Habasha (Ethiopia), the sorrowful events Prophet passed through like the demises of his wife Khadijah and his uncle and guardian, the happenings of Isra and the ascension, the Aqaba treaty, Prophet's migration to Madinah, the propagation of Islam into the wide areas of the world, the conquest of Makkah, the farewell pilgrimage and finally the passing away of God's last messenger (PBAUH). ...........MORECopyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2008.
