There are multiple Gujarati Muslim communities that use the Vohra name. The community is split into four different sects. Some members of this community were converted from the dominant South Gujarat landowning farmer communities during Muslim rule in Gujarat.
Patani Bohras Patani Bohras or
Jafari Bohras are converts of the Ismaili
Bohras in Patan during Muslim rule of Gujarat. Some Dawoodi Bohras underwent persecution during Muslim rule after the
Muslim conquest of Gujarat and converted from
Mustaali Ismaili to
Sunni Islam. The leader of part of this conversion movement to
Sunni Islam was said to be Jafar Patani, himself a Bohra convert to
Sunni Islam. In 1538,
Syed Jafar Ahmad Shirazi, a missionary from
Sindh, convinced Patani Bohras to cease social relations with Ismaili Bohras making the Patani Sunni Bohras a distinct sect.
Kadiwal Vohras Kadiwal Vohras are located in
Kadi and
Ahmedabad and are traditionally followers of Pir Muhammad Shah.
Charotar Vohras Charotar Vohras are located in
Anand and converted from farming communities in Anand during the
Gujarat Sultunate. ==See also==