The Khoja are a tribe or caste of Muslims mainly members of the Nizari Ismaʿiliyyah sect of Islam with a minority of followers of Shia Islam originating the western Indian subcontinent, and converted to Islam from Hinduism by the 14th century by the Persian pīr (religious leader or teacher) Saḍr-al-Dīn. In India, most Khojas live in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and the city of Hyderabad.
The Khoja are a tribe or caste of Muslims mainly members of the Nizari Ismaʿiliyyah sect of Islam with a minority of followers of Shia Islam originating the western Indian subcontinent, and converted to Islam from Hinduism by the 14th century by the Persian pīr (religious leader or teacher) Saḍr-al-Dīn. In India, most Khojas live in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and the city of Hyderabad.
Source: Wikipedia "Khoja" · CC BY-SA 4.0
Share this article: X · Bluesky