Shia Muslims in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in a Majlis as part of the commemoration of Muharram

Majlis (or Mejlis; Arabic: مجلس‎, pl. مجالس Majālis), is an Arabic term meaning "a place of sitting", used in the context of "council", to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups be it administrative, social or religious in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries. Examples include legislative assemblies,^[1] private homes used to entertain guests^[2] and remembrance of Husayn ibn Ali. Also it is the equivalent of the term legislature in some Islamic-culture states. It shares its root with the verb meaning 'to sit,' جلس jalasa (cf. British English 'sitting room').

Legislatures[link]

• Azerbaijan — Milli Məclis
• Circassians Majlis — The Unity between the coastal Adyghe Tribes in Circassia
• Indonesia — The People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia is known as Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat
• Iran — Majlis of Iran
• Kazakhstan — Majilis
• Kuwait — The National Assembly of Kuwait is the Majlis-al-Umma
• Maldives — Majlis of the Maldives
• Oman — Majlis of Oman
• Pakistan — The Parliament of Pakistan is known as the Majlis-e-Shoora
• Saudi Arabia — Majlis of Saudi Arabia
• Turkey — Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi
• Turkmenistan — Halk Maslahaty and Majlis
• Uzbekistan — The Oliy Majlis
• Crimea (Ukraine) — Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People

Other uses[link]

• Majlis is also the name of an organisation in Mumbai which works for women's rights.
• Majlis is also used to mean a salon (musical or scientific), especially during the Abbasid era, e.g., for discussing the recent translations from Greek.^[3] This sense is sometimes now distinguished as an "adabi majlis" ("artistic majlis"). See Dewaniya

See also[link]

Similar concepts

• Divan
• Board
• Council
• Assembly
• Senate
• Thing (assembly)

External links[link]

• Majlislaw.com
• Majlisbombay.com
• Yahusain.com: Majlis in English and Urdu

References[link]

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