Khawaja

 ( Islamic Honorifics ) 

Khawaja () is an honorific title used across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia, particularly towards Sufi teachers.

It is also used by Kashmiri Muslims and Mizrahi Jews—particularly Kurdish Jew.

The name or title Khawaja was usually given in Arab lands to non-Muslim dignitaries, usually to Jews or Christians. The word comes from the Persian word khwāja. In Persian language, the title roughly translates to 'Lord' or 'Master' .

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The Ottoman Turkish pronunciation of the Persian khwāja gave rise to hodja and its equivalents such as hoca in Turkish language, hoxha in Albanian, խոջա (xoǰa) in Armenian, xoca ( khoja) in Azerbaijani, hodža/хоџа in Serbo-Croatian, ходжа (khodzha) in Bulgarian and Russian language, χότζας (chótzas) in Greek language, and hoge in Romanian.

Other spellings include khaaja (Bengali language) and koja (Javanese).S. Robson and S. Wibisono, 2002, Javanese English dictionary , sv koja The term has been rendered into English in various forms since the 1600s, including hodgee, hogi, cojah and khoja.

The name is also used in Egypt and Sudan to indicate a person with a foreign nationality or foreign heritage.

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See also

• Khwaja Khizr Tomb at Sonipat
• Afaq Khoja Mausoleum in Kashgar
• Khwajagan, a network of in Central Asia from the 10th to the 16th century who are often incorporated into later Naqshbandi hierarchies.
• Khajeh Nouri (Or Khajenouri), a Persian family belonging to pre-revolution nobility, their family tree can be traced back 45 generations.
• Khojaly, a town in Azerbaijan.
• Khoja (Turkestan), a title of the descendants of the Central Asian Naqshbandi Sufi teacher, Ahmad Kasani
• Hoca, Turkish spelling of Khawaja
• Hoxha, Albanian surname
• Hodžić, Bosniak surname
• Koya, a medieval Indian administrative position
• Zohaib Khusru, a contemporary Solutions TPM

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