Our tour operator Muhammad Ali Hassan was fantastic! Informative, funny and truly patient explaining Islam, the symbols and 5 daily prayers to a group of Westerners with no frame of reference of Muslim culture before the tour. He taught us about date palms and the medicinal uses of dates, the plans to expand the cultural center by 2030, about the world’s largest carpet (in the Guinness Book of World Records) in the Grand Mosque, the mother of pearl inlays etc etc., and all about the benevolent Sheikh. He even took our photos at the incredibly beautiful mosque. I learned so much and enjoyed the 6 hour tour immensely because of Muhammad.. Truly one of the best tours I have ever been on! I can highly recommend it.