Khojki script

Khojki script

Khojiki was used among the Khojas of the Indian subcontinent to record their literature.

According to Ismaili tradition, the da‘i Pir Sadruddin was responsible for devising the Khojki script as a vehicle for preserving the community’s sacred literature.


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