What is "jamaat"

n. A group of Muslims offering prayers together.

The term Jamaat (meaning Assembly) can apply to the following:

• Jamia - a gathering or congregation; place of gathering.
• Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat - A denomination of Islam, more commonly referred to as the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
• Jamaat-e-Islami - a South Asian Islamic movement based in Pakistan, Bangladesh ( Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh) and India ( Jamaat-e-Islami Hind).
• Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen - a Muslim organization in Indo-Pak.
• Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind - an Islamic group in India.
• Tablighi Jamaat - a global Islamic missionary group.
• Jemaah Islamiyah - an Indonesian Islamic group.
• Jama'at al-Jihad al-Islami - an Islamic group operating in Central Asia and Russia.
• Jamaat ul-Fuqra - an Islamic group operating in Pakistan.
• Jama'at-ud-Da'wah - an Islamic group operating in Pakistan.
• Jamaat Khana - a place of worship in the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam.
• Jamia Millia Islamia - a university established by Muslims in New Delhi, India.
• Jamia Nazmia - a Shia Muslim education centre in Lucknow, India.
• Al Jamea tus Saifiyah - an Islamic academy in Surat, India.
• Jama'at-e Rabbani - a Christian Assemblies of God organisation in Iran.
• A sort of parliament in the Elisu Sultanate and the Djaro-Belokani communities