| Borah Mosque in Borah Bazaar, Crater.
The word borah or bohora is a Gujerati word
meaning 'trader'. This was the occupation of the
majority of the first Hindu converts to Islam in
India. Thus
it was not to be unexpected that Borah Bazaar was
full of Indian traders and that there would be a
local mosque for them. The Borahs who went to
Aden were mostly Shi'i Muslims who had been
traders and money-lenders in India.
The
Borah Mosque was also
known as Al Khoja Mosque. |
