Majlis (disambiguation)

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Majlis (Arabic: المجلس, pl. مجالس Majālis) is an Arabic term meaning council.

Majlis may also refer to:

  • Majlis (magazine), Persian magazine published in Tehran between 1906 and 1908
  • Majlis al Jinn, cave chamber in Oman
  • Majlis al Shura (disambiguation), multiple councils
  • Majlis is also the name of an organization in Mumbai, India 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
  • The Majlis is the title of a Muslim periodical published in South Africa.
  • All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen is a political party in India that works for the upliftment of Muslims and other minority communities in India.