Afaq Khoja

Afaq Khoja
The tomb of Afaq Khoja near Kashgar
Born
Hidayat Allah

1626
Died1694 (aged 67–68)
Resting placeAyziret, Xinjiang, China

Afaq Khoja (Uyghur: ئاپاق خوجا), born Hidayat Allah (Uyghur: هدایت‌الله;, also known as Apaq Xoja or more properly Āfāq Khwāja (Persian: آفاق خواجه), was a Naqshbandi īshān and political leader with the title of Khwaja in Kashgaria (in present-day Southern Xinjiang, China). He was also known as Khwāja Hidāyat Allāh (خواجه هدایت‌الله).


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