[2] They are non-Vlax Romani people, who adopted Sunni Islam of the Hanafi madhhab at the time of the Ottoman Empire.
[2] Some of them are Derviş of Sufism belief, and the biggest Tariqa of Jerrahi is located at the largest Arlije and Gurbeti Muslim Roma settlement in Europe in Šuto Orizari; locally called Shutka in North Macedonia, they have their own Romani Imam[4] and the Muslim Roma in Šuto Orizari use the Quran in Balkan Romani language.
[6] Others have created their own identity like Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians, and some deny their Romani background, especially in Kosovo and are claimed to be Albanians or Turks.[7][8].
The first Xoraxane Roma came to the USA from Yugoslavia (North Macedonia) around 1960s and settled in the Bronx, where they built a mosque and are cultural Muslims.
[9][10] A small group of Xoraxane Roma came from Serbia around the 19th century and settled in Chile, where they converted to the Catholic faith and broke with Islam but by the end of the 20th century, these Xoraxane had all adopted Adventist evangelical beliefs, however they practice Qurban (Islamic ritual sacrifice), which they call it Kurbano.