What Does Khojah Mean?

The Khojas are a mainly Nizari Isma'ili Shia community of people originating in India. In India, most Khojas live in the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and the city of Hyderabad. Many Khojas have also migrated and settled over the centuries in East Africa, the Caribbean, Europe and North America.

What is Khoja in English?

1 or less commonly hodja \ ˈhō-​ \ a : a member of any of various classes in Muslim lands —used as a title of respect. b : an Islamic teacher. 2 capitalized, [Hindi ḵ́ẖoja, from Persian khwāja] India : a member of an Ismaili sect surviving as a subsect of the ancient Assassins.

What are Khoja Muslims?

Khoja, Persian Khvājeh, caste of Indian Muslims converted from Hinduism to Islam in the 14th century by the Persian pīr (religious leader or teacher) Saḍr-al-Dīn and adopted as members of the Nizārī Ismāʿīliyyah sect of the Shīʿites. ... Khojas live primarily in India and eastern Africa.