Abrahamic Family House: Guide to interfaith complex ahead of Trump's visit


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US President Donald Trump is due to visit the Abrahamic Family House as part of his trip to the UAE.

Mr Trump will attend the interfaith complex on Saadiyat Island on Friday, the second day of his visit to the Emirates.

The centre, which opened in 2023, is home to a mosque, church and synagogue, with more than 100,000 worshippers attending religious services in the first year of the complex.

The Abrahamic Family House was built as the physical manifestation of the Document on Human Fraternity signed by Pope Francis and Dr Ahmed Al Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, during the pontiff's visit to the Emirates in 2019.

President Sheikh Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi at the time, watches as Pope Francis, centre, and Dr Ahmed Al Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, sign documents during the Human Fraternity Meeting in Abu Dhabi, in 2019. AFP
President Sheikh Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi at the time, watches as Pope Francis, centre, and Dr Ahmed Al Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, sign documents during the Human Fraternity Meeting in Abu Dhabi, in 2019. AFP

The place of worship was built in tribute to the Abrahamic religions, drawn from the prophet Abraham, revered in Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

The three pillars of the Abrahamic religions are honoured in the form of three striking structures — a mosque, a church and a synagogue — all leading to a central garden under which sit a museum and centre for education.

The complex “recounts the history and builds bridges between human civilisations and heavenly messages”, Abu Dhabi's government said previously

Also on Friday, Mr Trump is scheduled to meet US embassy staff and participate in a US-UAE business event, before making a departure for Washington, which is expected to take place at about 1pm.

Mr Trump arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday to a meticulously arranged welcome. He was received by President Sheikh Mohamed at the Presidential Airport.

Mr Trump stopped to speak to Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Also in attendance was Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad, Adviser to the President; Dr Ahmed Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the President's Office for Strategic Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Office; Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority; Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE ambassador to the US; and several senior officials.

Mr Trump later took a tour of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, accompanied by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. Later on Thursday evening, the US leader attended a state ceremony at Qasr Al Watan, the grand presidential palace on the Corniche.

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