Ismaili the official website of the ismaili muslim. The history of the development of the khoja shia ithnaasheri community is one which integrates geographical, cultural and religious elements. Jan 01, 2020 islam a member of a gujaratispeaking shiite sect who take the aga khan as their religious head. The khoja heritage fesitval 2020 the council of european. The talks have been delivered by shan e abbas hassam, the. Jan 21, 2016 their opinions are very different from sunni muslims, for eg. The story she tells of an ismaili community in colonial india illustrates how much more. Dewji, director of the khoja oral family history documentation project was invited to speak to a conference at mumbai university that included, amongst many other scholars, the directors of the two very prestigious academic institutions engaged in khoja studiesthe school for advanced studies in. Marc mulla asghar memorial library and islamic resource centre. The khoja community of shia muslims celebrates a cuisine.
May 31, 2019 the nizari khoja had been active as traders between western india and coast africa at least since the 17th century. Their opinions are very different from sunni muslims, for eg. Khoja, caste of indian muslims converted from hinduism to islam in the 14th century by the persian pir religious leader or teacher sa. A century of engagement of the khoja community with the maraje hasnain walji. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. A number of khoja families resented the direct control of the imam on community affairs and formed a reform movement, some even claimed that khojas were originally a sunni community which resulted. Any attempt to complete a historical analysis of this community is complicated by the fact that its members are. History of khoja community in daman a bilingual, english and gujarati booklet by toral pradhan. Khojapedia is an online encyclopedia that details the socioreligious matters of the khoja shia ithna ashari muslim community. The makings of a transnational khoja business community. This article includes a list of references, but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations. The aga khans attorneys made several claims, notably that the khoja community had a long history of loyalty to the aga khan and his ancestors. History of the khoja shia ithna asheri community and the.
Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The khojas of the punjab are sunni and are largely derived from the hindu caste khatri. Sachedina nanjiani, assistant revenue commissioner, kutch has written a book titled as khoja vartant khoja description or khoja history. The dawoodi bohras are a sect within the ismaili branch of shia islam. The shia ismaili muslims are a community of ethnically and culturally diverse peoples living in over 25 countries around the world, united in their allegiance to his highness prince karim aga khan known to the ismailis as mawlana hazar imam, the 49th hereditary imam spiritual leader and direct descendant of prophet muhammad peace be upon him and his family. A two part lecture series on the history of the khoja shia ithna asheri community and the challenges facing our community in the future. Khoja s are basically hindus converted to mohammedanism and taught shiah of ismaili faith. Jan 26, 2007 the khoja community is small and wellknit, with members settled in bombay and doing extremely well businesswise, and in the kutch and saurashtra regions of gujarat. Our history the makings of a transnational khoja business community the genesis of the khoja community dates back to late fourteenth century, in the desert of sind, in present day pakistan bya missionary named pir sadr din who arrived to live among them.
Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Islam a member of a gujaratispeaking shiite sect who take the aga khan as their religious head. The genesis of the khoja community dates back to late fourteenth century, in the desert of sind, in present day pakistan bya missionary named pir sadr din who arrived to live among them. Khoja cuisine, as this book will reveal, is quite distinct from the more well known and popular moghlai food. The people world over are trying to trace their own roots. The most common consensus among historians is that he was dai representative or emissary of the nizari branch of history read more. The khoja are a muslim community who live in west and north india. The khoja ithna ashari, while seeking to develop relationship with the larger twelver shia community, retain their own organisational framework.
Khoja heritage project making the past, part of our future. The ismailis have enjoyed a long, eventful and complex history dating back. The talks have been delivered by shan e abbas hassam, the secretary general of the world federation. How are khoja muslims different from other muslims. Buy history of khoja community in daman book online at low. The nizari khoja had been active as traders between western india and coast africa at least since the 17th century. Henceforth, aqa ali shah, as the heir apparent to the imam, took over the community services, and regularly visited different nizari khoja communities especially in sind and gujarat. The khoja heritage tour december 2018 the world federation. At an organizational level, for the very first time in the history of the community, the then president of the federation of africa, marhum haji ebrahim h.
We also showed sketches of prominent figures in our history such as haji naji, ayatullah zainul abedin mazandarani, sachu pira and many more. They presented letters from as early as 1793 from the aga khans father to the khoja jamat in order to demonstrate that the khojas had paid remittances to the aga khan and his ancestors. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. The khoja community of shia muslims celebrates a cuisine that. No longer a merely local group with local peculiarities, the khojas have for. We displayed a migration map of the khoja community showing us how nomadic we are, right from the 17 th century to 1960s and onwards and displayed our movement from india all the way to east africa. The khojas live today in east africa, india, pakistan, europe and north america, and show a strong commitment to values of muslim philanthropy in their business entrepreneurship and contribution. The word khoja comes from a persian word meaning pious or respected one. Al abbas islamic centre ksimc of birmingham 9,228 views 38. But should such a homogenized history continue to be deployed. Any attempt to complete a historical analysis of this community is complicated by the fact that its members are spread across all the four corners of the world. How muslims can harness the creativity of our knowledge society to impact humanity.
By 1820, a small community of khojas was present in zanzibar. Already in 1866 the ismaili imami khojas were well organized in the places where they existed. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. Heritage tourism is based upon the concept that each community has a story to tell. The ismaili community in colonial india illustrates how much more complex. An outline history of khoja shia ithna asheri in eastern.
Khoja, persian khvajeh, caste of indian muslims converted from hinduism to islam in the 14th century by the persian pir religious leader or teacher sa. He was a good hunter, and he traded in ivory and other produce. Khojas are the major muslim trading caste of western india. Khoja is the form used in india for the persian term khwajah, meaning a rich or respectable man. Arnould found that the basic khoja community organization consisted of a jamaah the adult males gathered in congregation with a mukhi treasurer and kamaria accountant who held office for such time as they gave satisfaction. The largest populations of dawoodi bohras reside in india, pakistan, yemen, east africa and the middle east. Forced to feign either hinduism, sunni islam, or ithna. The khoja community is small and wellknit, with members settled in bombay and doing extremely well businesswise, and in the kutch and saurashtra regions of gujarat.
Like a window into their daytoday life, khoja census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more. In fact, the kuwwat jamaat of zanzibar became the first ever khoja twelver shia community jamaat in the world in 1882 when the khojas elsewhere including the south asia were still facing opposition to establish their separate identity. And they treat them as their caliphs and even higher. In four chapters this book traces their history, within the wider context of islamic. What every infidel should know 2018 defending the faith conference duration. Shaykh kumail rajani gave a short history of the life of marhum edalji and how his writings made him the target of his opponents. The second edition of marhoom hassan a m jaffers most celebrated book the. A brief history of the khoja ismaili community in daman. This aspect has been one of the key factors that has resulted in the institutions of the khoja community as some of the best organized and well run in the entire shia world. Jul 05, 20 history of the khoja shia ithna asheri community and the future community challenges part 2 mehfil abbas ksimc birmingham. Not only was he a prolific writer about khoja history, but he was also a source of inspiration to the community during the early days of the awakening of khoja community. Vatche ekmekjian for translating the book and giving us an interesting presentation of the broad background of the history behind the actual events. A brief history of the khoja ismaili community in daman, india, from the portuguese period to the present. The directory and history published by the federation of khoja shia ithnaasheri jamaats of africa 1960 gives this interesting account as narrated by marhum laljibhai rawji of mbale.
The khojas journey of faith is an inspiring first ever documentary film about the history and evolution of the khoja shia ithnasheri community spannig 650 years. Khojawiki at the second khoja studies conference, mumbai university, jan 2019. Toral pradhans book on khoja community of daman, india. Ashariyyah in order to preserve themselves from persecution, some khojas, in time, became. Purohits work challenges and provides new insights into the history of the.
Jumana khoja has 24 books on goodreads, and is currently reading. For the eponymous south asian community, see khoja. According to ismaili history, 9 imam aqa ali shah, son of imam hasan ali shah, joined his father in bombay in 1853. Jun 26, 2012 history of khoja shia ithnasheri community by hasnain walji.
Ismaili khoja community history of khojas islam and. Jaffer, explains the events that have shaped the history of the khoja shia ithnaashari community and brought it to. Our history history of the khoja shia ithnaasheries the beginning some 600 years ago a missionary by the name of pir sadruddin arrived in sind in india. They live in the punjab, in sind, kachchh, kathiawar, and down the western coast of india. The khojas are a nizari ismaili shia community of people originating in india. Khoja definition is a member of any of various classes in muslim lands used as a title of respect. The endangered species an account of the journey of faith by the.
Given below is the brief history of khoja community which will provide useful information for self identification. Ashariyyah in order to preserve themselves from persecution, some khojas, in time, became followers of those faiths. A much revered figure in khoja shia history, qadir 18421902 is credited with converting ismaili shias to khoja shia ishnasheri also called twelver shias. History of the khoja shia ithna asheri community and the future community challenges part 1 duration. Zanzibar had a prosperous khoja community and it was quite forthcoming into this secession. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in.
A century of engagement of the khoja community with the. The khojas journey of faith is an inspiring first ever documentary film about the history and evolution of the khoja shia ithnasheri community spannig 650. Our history khoja pirhai shia isna asheri jamaat karachi. Symmetry art a symmetrical drawing activity book for kids. The jamat khana is their prayer house where they recite gnan knowledge which is a free composition in verse of some parts of koran and hindu mythology. They originally were a group of hindu traders who converted to islam in the 14th century. The khojas are an ethnic group in india and pakistan, formerly a hindu trading caste, founded in the fourteenth century by a famous saint, and followers of the agha khan, the spiritual leader of the ismaili sect. This is a rapidly growing niche market that is directed towards experiencing the local customs, traditions, arts, history, sites, and culture that authentically represent a particular place. Some historians maintain that he was one amongst many emissaries of the nizariimam of the ismaili sect. The aga khan case teena purohit harvard university press.
Khoja, caste of indian muslims converted from hinduism to islam in the 14th century by. Some historians maintain that he was one amongst many. Khojapedia is an online encyclopedia that details the socioreligious matters of the khoja shia ithna ashari muslim community the khojas journey of faith is an inspiring first ever documentary film about the history and evolution of the khoja shia ithnasheri community spannig 650 years. November 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message.
The aga khan case was an 1866 court decision in the high court of bombay by justice sir joseph arnould that established the authority of the first aga khan, hasan ali shah, as the head of the bombay khoja community the case was officially a property dispute between a subset of dissident leaders of the bombay khojas and the aga khan, a persian nobleman who had arrived in bombay in 1846 and. Those who have experienced traditional khoja hospitality have been particularly charmed by this community and its delicious and distinctive cuisine. Social welfare on the social welfare front the hon. The book has been referenced in several research papers, articles, books till date as the first authentic paperback work on khoja community and its workings. The jamat khana is their prayer house where they recite gnan knowledge which is a free. History of the khoja shia ithna asheri community and the future community challenges part 2 mehfil abbas ksimc birmingham. Rahimtoola served as an auditor for the anjumaneislam bombay for four years followed by which he became its honorary secretary. Ismaili spirituality in pir shams shabzwaris ginan ek shabada suno mere bhai, accompanied with recitation. And though the khojas are muslims, they have assimilated the culture, customs and traditions of the hindus.
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