Everything about Majlis totally explained
Majlis (مجلس) is an
Arabic 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's the equivalent of the term
legislature in some Islamic-culture states. Majlis is also a common term used for a special gathering in remembrance of
Husayn ibn Ali, the son of
Ali and the grandson of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Legislatures
Other uses
Also,
Majlis is an
Arabic term for a room in a private home used to entertain family and guests. In some homes there's a women's Majlis and a men's Majlis. It shares its with the verb meaning 'to sit' (cf.
British English '
sitting room').
The same term is used to describe parties, perhaps most famously musical parties in the
Abbasid era, and in this sense the concept has been widely adopted throughout the Islamic world and beyond. This sense is sometimes now distinguished as an "adabi majlis" ("artistic majlis") and resembles a European
salon as a forum for artistic expression, appreciation, and discussion.
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