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Majlis (also spelled Majalis or Mejlis, Arabic: ????) is an Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
 term meaning "a place of sitting" used to describe various types of formal legislative assemblies in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries. Also it is the equivalent of the term legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 in some Islamic-culture states. Majlis is also a common term used for a special gathering in remembrance of Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali

?usayn ibn ?Ali ibn Abi ?alib ? was the grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and the son of Ali and Fatimah . Husayn is an important figure in Islam as he is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt and Ahl al-Kisa, as well as being a Imamah , and one of The Fourteen Infallibles of Twelvers....
, the son of Ali
Ali

Ali ibn Abi alib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, who ruled over the Rashidun empire from 656 to 661. Sunni Muslims consider Ali as the fourth and final Rashidun while Shia Islam Muslims regard Ali as the first Imamah and consider him and his descendants as the Succession to Muhammad, all of which are me...
 and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad

Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
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Majlis (also spelled Majalis or Mejlis, Arabic: ????) is an Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
 term meaning "a place of sitting" used to describe various types of formal legislative assemblies in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries. Also it is the equivalent of the term legislature
Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
 in some Islamic-culture states. Majlis is also a common term used for a special gathering in remembrance of Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali

?usayn ibn ?Ali ibn Abi ?alib ? was the grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and the son of Ali and Fatimah . Husayn is an important figure in Islam as he is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt and Ahl al-Kisa, as well as being a Imamah , and one of The Fourteen Infallibles of Twelvers....
, the son of Ali
Ali

Ali ibn Abi alib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, who ruled over the Rashidun empire from 656 to 661. Sunni Muslims consider Ali as the fourth and final Rashidun while Shia Islam Muslims regard Ali as the first Imamah and consider him and his descendants as the Succession to Muhammad, all of which are me...
 and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad
Muhammad

Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
.

Legislatures


  • Azerbaijan
    Azerbaijan

    Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan , is the largest and most populous country in the South Caucasus, located partially in Eastern Europe and partially in Western Asia....
     - Milli M?clis
    National Assembly of Azerbaijan

    The National Assembly is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituency and 25 were members elected by proportional representation; as of the latest election, however, all 125 deputies are returned from...
  • Indonesia
    Indonesia

    The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
     - The People's Consultative Assembly
    People's Consultative Assembly

    The People's Consultative Assembly is the legislative branch in Politics of Indonesia. It comprises the members of the People's Representative Council and the Regional Representatives Council ....
     of Indonesia is known as Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat
  • Iran
    Iran

    Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
     - Majlis of Iran
    Majlis of Iran

    The Majlis of Iran , also called The Iranian Parliament, is the national legislative body of Iran. The Majlis currently has 290 representatives, changed from the previous 270 seats since the February 18, 2000 election....
  • Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan

    Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a large Eurasian country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the List of countries by area as well as the world's largest landlocked country, it has a territory of 2,727,300 km? ....
     - Majilis
    Majilis

    The Majilis is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Kazakhstan, known as the Parlamenti, in the Government of Kazakhstan. The upper house of Parliament is the Senate of Kazakhstan....
  • Kuwait
    Kuwait

    The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
     - The National Assembly of Kuwait
    National Assembly of Kuwait

    The National Assembly of Kuwait, known as the Majlis Al-Umma , is the legislature of Kuwait. Its powers are largely controlled by the Prime Minister of Kuwait, a position by decree reserved to members of the royal family only....
     is the Majlis-al-Umma
  • Maldives
    Maldives

    The Maldives , or Maldive Islands, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a Atolls of the Maldivess stretching south of India's Lakshadweep islands between Minicoy Island and the Chagos Archipelago, and about seven hundred kilometres south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of Indian Ocean....
     - Majlis of the Maldives
    Majlis of the Maldives

    The Majlis of the Maldives or the People?s Majlis is the main legislature body of the Maldives. The Majlis has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, except the constitution of the Maldives....
  • Oman
    Oman

    Oman , officially the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab country in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It borders the United Arab Emirates on the northwest, Saudi Arabia on the west and Yemen on the southwest....
     - Majlis of Oman
    Consultative Assembly of Oman

    Oman has a bicameral parliament. The Consultative Assembly has 83 elected members with only consultative tasks. However, the monarch makes final selections and can negate election results; body has some limited power to propose legislation, but otherwise has only advisory powers....
  • Pakistan
    Pakistan

    Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
     - The Parliament of Pakistan is known as the Majlis-e-Shoora
    Majlis-e-Shoora

    Majlis-e-Shoora is the federal and supreme legislative body of Pakistan. It is bicameralism federation legislature of Pakistan that consists of the Senate of Pakistan and the National Assembly of Pakistan ....
  • Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Arabia

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
     - Majlis of Saudi Arabia
    Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia

    The Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia also known as Majlis as-Shura or Shura Council is the legislature of the country. It has 150 members that are appointed by the king, six of them are women, and is headed by Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid....
  • Turkey
    Turkey

    Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and Thrace in the Balkans region of Southern Europe....
     - Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi
  • Turkmenistan
    Turkmenistan

    Turkmenistan is a Turkic peoples country in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic ....
     - Halk Maslahaty
    People's Council of Turkmenistan

    The Halk Maslahaty was the highest representative body in Turkmenistan . It was abolished in the new constitution of 2008.The council had 2,507 members, some of whom were elected....
     and Majlis
    Assembly of Turkmenistan

    The Assembly is the legislative branch of Turkmenistan. It has 125 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies....
  • Uzbekistan
    Uzbekistan

    Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan , is a Landlocked_country#Doubly_landlocked_country country in Central Asia, formerly part of the Soviet Union....
     - The Oliy Majlis
    Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan

    The Supreme Assembly of Uzbekistan is the parliament of Uzbekistan.It succeded the Supreme Soviet in 1995, was unicameral until 2005, but has now two chambers:...


Other uses


  • Majlis is also an Arabic
    Arabic language

    Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
     term for a room in a private home used to entertain family and guests. In some homes there is a women's Majlis and a men's Majlis. It shares its grammatical root with the verb meaning 'to sit,' ??? jalasa (cf. British English
    British English

    British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
     'sitting room').
  • Majlis is also used to mean a salon
    Salon

    ...
     (musical or scientific), especially during the Abbasid
    Abbasid

    The Abbasid Caliphate was the third of the Islamic Caliphates of the Islamic Empire. The Caliphate is one of the high points of Islam, and at the time Muslim civilization, together with that of Byzantium, China and India, was the most developed part of the world....
     era e.g. for discussing the recent translations from Greek (Ref: Melvyn Bragg's "In Our Time" broadcast, BBC Radio 4, 2 October 2008). This sense is sometimes now distinguished as an "adabi majlis" ("artistic majlis").


See also

  • Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People
    Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People

    The Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People or parliament is a representative body of the Crimean Tatars, living in their homeland of Crimea, Ukraine....