Khawaja

"Khwaja" redirects here. For the city in Iran, see Khajeh. For the village in Iran, see Bagh-e Khvajeh.

Khawaja or khwaja is an honorific title used across the Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia, particularly towards Sufi teachers. The word comes from the Iranian word khwāja (New Persian khājé) and translates as "master", "lord". The spellings hodja or hoca (Turkish), hodža (Bosnian), hoxha (Albanian), hodža (Serbian), hotzakis (Greek), hogea (Romanian) and al-khawaja[1] are also used.

People using the name

Males

In the historical order where possible:

Females

See also

References

  1. Al Rehanad (book of Origins)
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