Collection: Majlis Oud - Oud Treasure

Quick Buying Guide for your majlis

Tell us your majlis and we'll tell you where to start, with no long browsing.

Why buy your majlis oud from Oud Treasure?

What distinguishes majlis oud?

Not every good oud is a majlis oud. The piece that enchants you in a closed room may dissolve with no trace in an open diwaniya with its air conditioners running, so we choose for this collection by three criteria we do not compromise on: a smoke density that fills a large space and does not content itself with the burner's surroundings, a persistence that holds through a three-hour evening and more without subsiding with the long conversation, and a collective scent from the spectrum the attendees agree on, for the Thursday majlis is not a laboratory for experiments on your guests' tastes.

And the fourth criterion is what separates the majlis owner from the occasion buyer: economics. Your grand occasion comes once a year so you buy for it generously, but your majlis is an appointment that recurs fifty Thursdays in the year, and the calculation here is monthly, not nightly. This is our frank table on the basis of the collection's economical backbone, the Merauke, at a kilogram price of 687.50 riyals:

The conclusion we see in our own majalis before we write it here: the large diwaniya that gathers every Thursday, with two burners and an extended evening and generous refreshing, costs about ninety-eight riyals a month if you buy by the kilogram, and the usual majlis with one burner does not exceed about twenty-two riyals a month. A scent worthy of your name every week for the price of one family meal.

And a final consideration we say with the honesty of the fellow-sitter, not the enthusiasm of the seller: the small closed majlis does not need our strongest. If your majlis is a room for five friends, the Merauke with one burner fills it with more than you need, so save the Papua and the Tiger for a wider diwaniya or a heavier night, and if your consumption is light and intermittent, perhaps the daily oud collection suffices you in the first place.

The six majlis ouds: each piece's personality in your evening

Six ouds for six roles in the majlis, not six similar descriptions:

Which grade suits the majlis?

Most of this collection is from the excellent grade, and this is not coincidence but the balance point majlis owners arrive at after experience: higher than the daily grades in a way that befits the presence of guests, and kinder than the summit grades in a way that bears weekly repetition. And with it in the collection are two summit options, the Blue and the Tiger, for the nights that deserve it. And because most of the page's pieces are of the scent-boosted enhanced oud, you get the full evening's persistence at the cost of the excellent grade, not at the cost of the natural rarities, and whoever wants to go deep into the summit pieces, their door is the premium oud page.

Who is this collection for?

How do you choose your majlis oud step by step?

Source and origin

This page's ouds reach us directly from the network of oud harvesters we deal with in Indonesia, Vietnam, and their surroundings, then they are sorted and graded in the preparation centers in Malaysia and shipped documented with a tracking number. And the collection's reliance on the ouds of Papua and Merauke is not coincidence: the trees of those islands give a smoky resin, dense in presence, as if made for majalis, filling the wide place and holding with the hours where lighter ouds dissolve. Our full story is on the about us page.

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The educational guide: the art of burning oud in the majlis

The engineering of burning: where do you place your burner?

The most common complaint we hear from majlis owners is not about the oud but about its place: an excellent burner under the air-conditioning suction outlet works for the ventilation exit, not for your guests. The rule: place the burner against the direction of the air current, not with it, so the current carries the smoke across the guests' seating before it dissipates, and stay away from the suction outlets specifically. And if your majlis's length exceeds eight meters, two burners distributed at the two thirds are better than doubling the oud in one burner, for the goal is a balanced coverage, not a cloud in a corner and dryness in another. And distinguish between refreshing the charcoal and refreshing the oud: the charcoal needs refreshing or stirring about every hour to stay alive, and the new piece of oud is added when the smoke lightens, not on the clock's counter, for many a thick piece gives a full hour and a half.

The evening's rhythm: strength at its start and refreshing before its dinner

The good evening's scent is managed as its conversation is managed. The reception is strong and declared: light a third of an hour before the first guest arrives so everyone enters a place complete in scent, for the first breath at the door is the whole night's impression. Then let the middle of the evening calm naturally with the long conversation, for there is no need to chase the peak all night and tire the noses of your sitters. And just before dinner refresh a considerable piece, for the majlis rising to the table and returning is a moment of attention that deserves a second reception, and after it your guests bid the place and its scent farewell in its full presence so they carry it in their clothes to their homes.

Passing the burner: the etiquette of the oud majlis

Passing the burner among the guests is the custom of the authentic region and it has its etiquette: you begin with the elder of the majlis or the honored guest then go around to his right, the burner is brought close to the guest and he perfumes himself with it for moments at his ease, clothes and ghutra, without anyone standing over his head hurrying him. The majlis owner or his youngest son is the one who circulates with it as an honoring, not as a servant, and a single considerable piece placed just before the round suffices it. And its recommended time is near the conclusion of the evening, for it is in the convention of the majalis a gracious, courteous signal of the nearness of the farewell, until it is said: "after the oud, no more sitting."

Common mistakes even generous hosts fall into

The first is excess at the start of the evening: whoever places three pieces at once at the reception burns half his evening's budget in half an hour and receives his guests with a cloud that suffocates more than it perfumes, and the right is a considerable piece preceding the arrival by a third of an hour. The second is a strong oud in a small closed majlis: the Tiger in a four-by-four room is an assault on the sitters, not generosity, for the strength is chosen to fit the place. The third is neglecting the charcoal: poor, half-lit charcoal gives you the smoke of a fire, not the scent of oud however precious your piece, so treat the charcoal well for it is half the result, and light it until its face whitens before you place the first piece on it.

Frequently asked questions about majlis oud

How many grams do I need for a majlis evening extending three hours?

By the burner's calculation, not a guess: a single burner consumes two to three grams of oud chips per hour if its charcoal is well managed, so the three-hour evening with one burner takes about eight grams. And if your diwaniya is large and needs two burners and your evening extends past dinner, calculate about thirty-five grams for the single evening. These figures are the basis of the majlis economics table above.

What is the best oud for a large diwaniya?

The wide diwaniya needs a dense smoke that reaches the last rows, not a shy scent that dies at the burner: natural Papua and Pontianak are the two knights of this arena, for their smoky resin fills large spaces and holds with the hours. And if your diwaniya exceeds eight meters, the solution is two distributed burners, not doubling the oud in one burner, as we detailed in the educational guide below.

What is the difference between majlis oud and occasion oud?

The rhythm, not the quality: occasion oud is for the big night that comes once a year, a wedding or a festival, so you buy for it a calculated quantity of summit pieces. As for majlis oud, it is for your Thursday that recurs every week, so its criterion is different: a persistence that holds the whole evening, a smoke that fills the place, and economics that bears repetition fifty weeks in the year. For your grand occasion, the occasion oud page, and for your regular majlis, this page.

Passing the burner among the guests: how many pieces do I place?

A single considerable piece suffices the passing round, for the burner is brought close to the guest for moments to perfume himself then moves on, and the passing does not need the density of perfuming the whole place. Place the piece minutes before the round begins so it reaches the peak of its smoke, begin with the elder of the majlis to his right, and do not hurry the guest while he perfumes himself. And if the round is long over a large majlis, refresh the piece in its middle.

The air conditioning in my majlis eats the scent: what is the solution?

The problem of every Gulf majlis, and its solution is engineering before it is quantity: place the burner against the direction of the air-conditioning current, not with it, so the air carries the smoke toward the guests' seating instead of pulling it to the ventilation exit. And keep it away from the suction outlets specifically, increase your calculated quantity by about half, and if possible lower the cooling in the first receiving hour. The solution is not always more oud but a burner in its right place.

How do I split my budget between an essential oud and a distinguished one?

The rule of majlis people: nine tenths of your evenings are covered by an essential economical backbone like the Merauke by the kilogram, and the remaining tenth for banquet nights a distinguished piece like the Blue Kalimantan or the Tiger that you buy in a 100-gram pack and hold for high settings. With this split you get a respectable majlis every Thursday and an exceptional presence when the attendance matters to you, without burning the year's budget in two months.

How many evenings does a kilogram of Merauke suffice?

By the calculation of the usual evening with one burner for three hours, about eight grams per evening, the kilogram gives you nearly one hundred and twenty-five evenings: more than two years of continuous Thursdays at a price of 687.50 riyals. And even the large diwaniya that consumes about thirty-five grams per evening is covered by the kilogram for about twenty-eight evenings, that is, seven full months.

Charcoal or an electric burner for the majlis?

For the majlis, charcoal without hesitation, and the two reasons are performance and tradition: good charcoal gives a live heat that brings out the full scent layers and a visible smoke that is itself part of the majlis's dignity and of the etiquette of passing the burner among the guests. The electric is practical for the office, the closed room, and precise heat control, but the Thursday diwaniya has its ritual, and an electric burner passed among the guests is a scene no one is accustomed to.

What if my guests disagree over the scent?

This is why we chose for the majlis collection collective scents that unite and do not divide: the Merauke and the Papua are of the warm spectrum the region's noses were raised on so no one finds them strange. Make your essential backbone from this safe spectrum, and leave the bold experiments for the distinguished pieces on nights whose attendance you know. And if you try something new, start it in the middle of the evening, not at the reception, for if it pleases you fix it and if it does not it passes lightly.

We have a lively istiraha and diwaniya: do you provide wholesale prices?

Yes, and the quantity scale is built for lively diwaniyas and istirahas: from the kilogram to five kilograms the cost drops per gram, and above ten kilograms with a custom offer via the quote-request page. And the istiraha that gathers twice a week consumes in a way that makes buying five kilograms a purely economic decision. The full commercial details are on the wholesale oud page.

Do I try a sample before committing to the kilogram?

This is the correct order and we sell you no other: order the 100-gram pack of your candidate via the sample-request page, and try it in your actual majlis with your actual attendance for two or three Fridays, and if the majlis is comfortable with it, climb to the kilogram at its better economics reassured. Whoever tries in their real majlis, not in a quick sniff at the perfumer's, knows exactly what they buy.

How long does shipping to the Gulf states take?

The shipping is documented international with a tracking number from the preparation centers in Malaysia to the Gulf states, and its durations vary by destination and customs. And because your majlis is a weekly appointment that does not wait, the practical advice: do not let your stock drop below a month's sufficiency before you order the next, so your diwaniya stays perfumed without interruption however the shipping durations vary. And to inquire about your destination specifically, contact us.

How do I store the majlis oud between one Thursday and the next?

The kilogram that will accompany you for months deserves a storage worthy of it: a tightly sealed glass or metal container in a cool, dry place away from the sun and moisture, and take from it the evening's need in a small box that stays near the burner instead of opening the mother container every Thursday. Oud stored this way loses nothing with the months, indeed many oud people see that it increases in calm and maturity.

What is the return policy?

If the product reaches you damaged or contrary to its declared description in type or weight, contact us within days of receipt with documented photos, and we address the matter with replacement or compensation per our declared policy. As for a difference of taste, that is not a defect in the product, and this is why our constant advice is: the 100-gram sample in your real majlis first, then the kilogram decision.

And for diwaniyas and istirahas that gather more than once a week, the full quantity scale is on the wholesale oud page, and for whoever prefers the readiness of mixed incense, the bakhoor page completes what the raw oud chips started in your majlis.