Jama'ah
Jama'ah means a congregation: a group praying together behind one imam, rather than each person praying alone. Hadith describe praying in jama'ah as a recurring theme in the mosque's place in daily life. The word is also used more broadly for the community gathered around it.
Often appears in
See the term in context
Is the creed of the People of the Sunnah and the Community (Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah) the only correct one, or are some of the current Sufi orders considered permissible, and what their followers do correct, taking into account that calling oneself “Ja’fari” or “Shadhili” is an innovation, as no one called themselves by similar names during the era of the Companions and the Successors?
The Saved Sect is that which follows what the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and his Companions were upon, and adheres to his Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and follows the path of the…
What is the meaning of "Al-Ashʿari's earning" (كسب الأشعري), and does it conform to the doctrine of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah?
The أهل السنة والجماعة (Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah) believe that Allah is the Creator of the servants' actions, and the servants are true doers of those actions through their capability and will, which Allah created in…
Is it correct for a person to identify with a specific group, such as saying: "I am from Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah," or is it better not to say that to avoid division and discrimination, while being careful to ensure that one's actions and deeds conform to what Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah are upon?
It is permissible and good to demonstrate affiliation with the Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah (People of the Sunnah and the Community). This designation emerged to distinguish between the people of innovation (bid'ah) and…
Questions that use it
What is the difference between the methodology of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah and Salafism, and is everyone who does not believe in Salafism an infidel, and is Salafism a methodology or a movement?
Do the Ash'aris fall under the designation "Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah" when it is used in contrast to the Rafidah, and does this classification have a basis?
Why did the man whom Al-Ma'mun brought flee from saying that Allah knows, even though Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah believe that Allah knows, and "Allah is Knowing of all things"?