Construction of the mosque started in 1984,[2] and it was completed and opened to the public on Friday the 23rd of January,[1][3] 1987.

[4] Named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, it had been the largest in the Emirate of Sharjah[2] and country.

[2] The mosque is located on King Faisal Road and Al Arouba Street in the central part of Sharjah, near the headquarters of Dubai Islamic Bank in Sharjah, Al Ittihad (Union) Park, the Central Bus Station and Al Jubail Souq.

The second floor is occupied by Sharjah's Department of Islamic Affairs and Awqaf, including a general library and offices, adding the library having approximately 7,000 books on Islamic thought and history, modern books on Islamic Sharia and ahadith, in addition to cultural, literary and scientific works.

Near the women's prayer hall is a big place where people may donate clothes for the needy, under the supervision of Sharjah International Charitable Organisation, which also has offices in the building.