Majlis ash-Shura

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Majlis asch-Shura ( Arabic مجلس الشورى, DMG maǧlis aš-šūrā , German Shura Council ) is a council meeting under Islamic law and means:

generally a council meeting according to Islamic law, see Majlis or Shura (Islam) ,
a parliamentary body in states in which the Sharia has constitutional status.

The Majlis asch-Shura in different states:

Egypt: the Shura Council (Egypt)
Bahrain: the council assembly (Bahrain)
Iran: for Majlis Shora Eslami see Majles
Yemen: see Shurarat (Yemen)
Qatar: see Consultative Assembly (Qatar)
Oman: see Consultative Assembly (Oman)
Pakistan: see Pakistan # Political System
Saudi Arabia: the Consultative Assembly (Saudi Arabia)