The Grand Mosque is located on the Arabian Gulf Street opposite Al-Sief  Palace (The Amir of  Kuwait Palace). It is considered the largest mosque in Kuwait. Its area covers forty five thousand (45000) square meters of which the building occupies twenty thousand ( 20000 ) square meters of the space.  The remaining area consists of gardens with a variety of flowers, plants, and palm trees, fountains and waterfalls. On the eastern side there is a vast courtyard with a total area of sixty five hundred ( 6500 ) square meters.  

It's designed in accordance with Islamic and traditional architectural heritage and inspired by qualities of Arabic construction both locally and throughout the Gulf.  The construction of the project, started in late 1979. The gross cost of the project was approximately fourteen million dinars (Approximately 48 Million US), and it was inaugurated in June 1986.

The use of Islamic designs and writing have taken into consideration the freedom and use of modern technology in the construction. For that reason the general structure of the mosque, the foundation, the pillars, the ceilings, and the minarets are all of armored concrete. The outside cladding is of natural stone in varying shades, and the inside cladding is of high quality marble and natural stone. The niches are lined with Moroccan tiles of geometrical patterns in rich colors. The outside courts of the mosque are covered with Khuta stone which was originally imported from India. The mosque consists of a main prayer court, seventy-two ( 72 ) meters each side, topped with a stately dome with a diameter of twenty-six ( 26 ) meters that rises to a height of forty -three ( 43 ) meters, ornamented with engraved names of Allah in Arabic calligraphy on Isfahan ceramics, and it is equipped with ( 144 ) windows which provide natural lighting.

The grand Mosque has ( 21 ) doors made of Al-Sag ( teakwood ) with verses from the Holy Quran and Islamic geometric designs carved by Indian craftsmen. The main prayer court can accommodate approximately ten thousand (10000) men at prayer time. Along with Jum'at ( Friday prayer ) and the two Eids, other ceremonial religious functions are observed in this court. The Grand Mosque has an additional prayer court for women that can hold up to nine hundred and fifty ( 950 ) worshippers with a special entrance gate at the southern wall of the mosque.  Daily prayers are performed at a special court annexed to the mosque and accommodates nearly ( 500 ) worshippers.