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Look: 8 Dubai mosques light up this Ramadan; how many have you seen?
As mosques across Dubai glow after dark, the city’s Ramadan light displays are going viral on social media
- PUBLISHED: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 8:24 AM UPDATED: Wed 25 Feb 2026, 8:26 AM
After iftar, as families step out for walks and worshippers move between mosques, parts of Dubai are lighting up this Ramadan. Across mosques, Al Seef and Dubai Festival City Mall, projection installations are transforming façades into softly illuminated displays that blend Islamic patterns, calligraphy and colour.
The initiative, titled Ramadan Reflections (Atyaf Ramadaniyah), runs till March 22, with displays visible nightly between 7pm and 2am.
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Eight mosques and surrounding landmarks form the core of the experience. Some sites feature full 360-degree projections that wrap around domes and minarets, while others use face projections that highlight architectural details. This means certain mosques are fully covered in light from all angles, while others display visuals on one or two façades, allowing visitors to view the installations from specific vantage points.
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Locations and projection types
• Zaabeel Mosque: 1 face projection
• Hudaiba Mosque: 360-degree projection
• Al Habai Mosque: 360-degree projection
• Jumeirah Mosque: 2 faces projection
• Sheikh Rashid Al Makhtoum Mosque, Business Bay
• Dubai Harbour (Dubai Marina Masjid): 2 faces projection
• Al Rashidiya Mosque: 2 faces projection
• Musabbeh Al-Fattan Mosque on Sheikh Zayed Road
• Souq Al Seef: Public-space installations across heritage walkways
• DFCM on Intercontinental Building: Building façade projection installation
At Al Seef and Dubai Festival City Mall, the installations extend beyond mosques into public areas, where souq walkways and building façades become part of the evening route.
The displays are designed to be experienced during the hours when Ramadan life is most active, after the fast is broken, drawing residents, families and photographers looking to capture the city as Ramadan nights come alive.
Rather than large festival crowds, the scenes are quieter: visitors pausing outside mosques, children pointing at changing patterns, and people stopping on their way to taraweeh.
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