Shia Ithna-Asheri Jamaat of NY

Al Mahdi Islamic Center (Parent Org Name: Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of New York) is a Member based religious organization servicing Shia Muslims in Long Island. The organization comprises mainly of Shia Muslims from the Indian Subcontinent and East Africa - known as Khojas. The term Khoja derives from Khwāja (New Persian Khājé), a Persian honorific title (خواجھ) of pious individuals used in Turco-Persian influenced regions of the Muslim world.