Majlis

Majles

مجلس

Majlis is the name used for the Iranian Parliament.
Majlis or Mejlis 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, private homes used to entertain guests and remembrance of Hossein Ibn Ali. Also it is the equivalent of the term legislature (parliament) in some Islamic-culture states.
(Wikipedia) - Majlis, is an Arabic term meaning "a place of sitting" used 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, private homes used to entertain guests 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,' u062Cu0644u0633 jalasa. Majlis 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, private homes used to entertain guests 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').

Contents

1 Legislatures
2 Other uses
3 See also
4 External links
5 References

Legislatures

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

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. This sense is sometimes now distinguished as an "adabi majlis" ("artistic majlis"). See Dewaniya