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jamaat

(dʒɑːˈmɑːt)
n
(Islam) an Islamic council or assembly
[from Arabic jama'at group, congregation]
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The tribunal, headed by Justice Chander Shekhar, observed 'inescapable conclusion', saying the Jamaat, its office-bearers and members have been actively indulging in pro-freedom activities, which according to him were unlawful.
The tribunal, headed by Justice Chander Shekhar, observed "inescapable conclusion", saying the Jamaat, its office-bearers and members have been actively indulging in pro-freedom activities, which according to him were unlawful.
Ministers, advisers, chief justice, senior politicians, dignitaries, member of parliaments (MPs) and diplomats are expected to take part in the Eid Jamaat there.
KARACHI -- A delegation of Dawoodi Bohra Jamaat led by Kumail Younis met with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here at CM House on Tuesday.
A delegation of Dawoodi Bohra Jamaat led by Kumail Younis met with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murtad Ali Shah here at CM House and invited him to visit their Crest of Al-Jamea-tus-Saifiya at North Nazimabad which the chief minister accepted.
In a statement in Srinagar, Jamaat-e-Islami said that police are recalling associates of the party to police stations and forcing them to express their disassociation with the Jamaat through newspapers.
Raiwind - a small city at the outskirts of Lahore - is home to one of the largest religious movements in South: the Tableeghi Jamaat. Every year, tens of thousands of devotees descend on the Jamaat's headquarters for its annual gathering (ijtemah).
"Jamaat is a well-established organization that has always helped Kashmiris and other people.
Indian police and troops, in a massive crackdown, have arrested over 400 leaders and activists of the Jamaat in the last few days.
Describing the recent imposition of ban by the Indian occupying forces on Jamaat-e-Islami in occupied Jammu Kashmir as highly condemnable and sealing the residential houses of many Jamaat activists as shocking, the Jammu Kashmir National Front said on Tuesday that political activities have now been openly banned in the disputed held region.
Raiwind -- Amir of the Tableeghi Jamaat Haji Abdul Wahab passed away in Lahore on Sunday at the age of 96 after a battle with dengue.
SARGODHA -- Four members of a Tablighi Jamaat were killed and 14 others were wounded after the roof of the mosque they were staying collapsed in 140-South village here on Saturday.