Sharjah Islamic Museum - a wonderful museum, which is one of the main attractions of the city. This is the first museum of its subjects in the United Arab Emirates. It is located in the historic center of the emirate's near the port Madzharra. The museum of local residents and visitors to the area with history, science and culture of the Muslim world.

Sharjah Islamic Museum began its work as early as 1996. In 2007 it was closed for renovation, which ended only in 2008 and then held on the reopening of the museum, but only under a different name - the Museum of Islamic Civilization. Today the museum has more than 5 thousand. Artefacts from different regions of the Islamic world. In the design of exhibits were used the most modern technological solutions.

Sharjah Islamic Museum consists of six spacious rooms. The first room of the museum is dedicated to faith and spiritual aspects of Islam. The main exhibit hall is considered to be a copy of the holy Koran Uthman on parchment, which gives an idea of ​​how to actually looked first Quran. The second room is devoted to science and innovation. Here you can see the innovative and technological projects of yore. The most interesting objects of the museum halls are considered old measuring tool - the astrolabe, the first samples of biological weapons in the form of a circular ceramic grenades, which were hidden inside live poisonous creatures.

The remaining four rooms characterize tradition, everyday life and craft fishing Muslims developed over many centuries. Among the many exhibits of special attention of the visitors are old manuscripts and coins, ancient books and utensils, elements of vintage clothing and household items.