Khoja
Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islamic community in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Khoja are a mainly Nizari Isma'ili Shia community of people from the western Indian subcontinent. Khojas predominantly reside in India, Pakistan and eastern Africa.[1]
Regions with significant populations | |
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Gujarat, Sindh, Maharashtra | |
Languages | |
Gujarati, Kutchi, Sindhi, Hindi-Urdu | |
Religion | |
Nizari-Ismaili Shia (majority), Twelver Shia, Sunni (minority) |
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. The Khoja were by then adherents of Nizari Isma'ilism. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly in the aftermath of the Aga Khan Case a significant minority separated and adopted Sunni Islam and Twelver shi'ism, while the majority remained Nizari Isma'ili. In Pakistan, most Khoja live in Karachi in Sindh province.[2]