单词 | jamaat |
释义 | jamaatn. Islam (chiefly South Asian). 1. With the and plural agreement. The members of an Islamic faith community considered collectively.In quot. 1843, with reference to Sunni Muslims belonging to the Ash'ari school. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Islam > [noun] > person > collective faithful1615 Mussulmin1679 mosque1779 Moslemah1816 Muslimin1819 jamaat1843 1843 D. Shea & A. Troyer tr. Dabistan II. vi. 355 The right road and the true religion is that which Muhammed (blessing be upon him!) and after him the noble companions professed, and this faith is that of the Sonnites and the Jamáât. 1938 Legislative Assembly Deb. 1937 (Govt. of India) V. 1434 If a Muhammadan belongs to the Sunni Jamat, Sunni law applies to him; if a Muhammadan belongs to the Hanafi Jamat, then Hanafi law applies to him. 2015 English Quran 15 Oct. in www.quraninenglish.net (accessed 18 Dec. 2020) Wherever they live in the world, all the Muslims are the members of the jamaat of Islam. 2. With plural agreement. The representatives sitting on a council or committee that has administrative responsibility for a particular group or locality. Also with singular agreement: a council of this type. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > with reference to foreign countries > in South Asia panchayat1778 jamaat1850 panch1853 parishad1861 sabha1922 samiti1930 1850 W. H. Morley Analyt. Digest I. 93/1 The Jamaát of silk-spinners filed a suit against a party for carrying on the business without paying the established fees. 1953 J. N. Hollister Shi'a of India xxvi. 402 It was the custom in all Khoja jamaats to consult the Imam before any election. 2017 E. Denis & Z. Ahmad in E. Denis & M.-H. Zérah Subaltern Urbanisation in India vii. 181 The local Jamaat..plays a central role in the management of wakf properties. 3. A group of people assembled for religious worship; a congregation. ΚΠ 1899 Gazetteer of Bombay Presidency 9 ii. vii. 126 When praying with a jamaât of the Sunnis the Shiáh deports himself according to the orthodox part of the company. 2014 Kashmir Monitor (Nexis) 30 May Try to do all the obligatory prayers in a Jamaat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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