Many shops in Dubai are closed on Friday . exit due to the religious culture of the UAE: in many Muslim countries Friday (it is also called Juma) is considered a sacred day . @ Therefore, a lot of shops are usually small in size and range, do not work on this day or start it much later . Large shopping centers are mostly open from 10 . 00 to 22 . 00 from Sunday to Wednesday , and from Thursday to Saturday from 10 . 00 to 24 . 00 . Another popular mode of operation m of the stores is as follows: opening in the interval from 8 . 30 to 20 . 00-22 . 00 daily, except Friday, when work begins with 13 . 30-16 . 00 . Lunch in the hottest time of the day is encountered less and less even in the schedule of small shops, but from 13 . 00 to 16 . 00 for shopping it is better to go to supermarkets or malls .