What is the ruling on political participation and parliamentary work in Islam, and is the parliament equivalent to the Majlis Al-Ummah (Council of the Nation)?

These issues are among the matters of Shar'i (Islamic legal) politics, which are built upon the jurisprudence of benefits and harms. Thus, their engagement is preferred if their good outweighs their evil, and their abandonment is preferred if their evil outweighs their good. This varies from one country to another, and the matter is referred to the scholars in each country. The National Assembly is equivalent to the Parliament or People's Council in some countries.