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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Hadrami Arabs of United States

The Hadrami Arabs of United States, numbering approximately 325 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Arab people native to Hadhramaut in southern Yemen, known for their Hadrami Arabic dialect, Sunni Muslim traditions, and extensive trading and diaspora networks spanning the Indian Ocean region. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Hadrami Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Arab, Yemeni
Primary Language(s): Hadrami Arabic (ayh)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 325
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050332

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

97%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hadrami Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Hadrami Speakers

Media Resources in Hadrami Arabic:

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Bible Resources in Hadrami Arabic:

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

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And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God.
readRomans 4:20

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not waver but will grow strong in their belief, knowing that the Lord rewards those who seek Him.

Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
readLuke 10:3

Ask God to raise up and send humble believers who will depend on Him as they go out like lambs among wolves to share the good news with those who need to hear it.

Arab, Hadrami Across Countries (ROP3 - 103630) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Hadrami ArabsPG012293Hadrami ArabsYemen1,945,000Unengaged and UnreachedHadrami ArabicSunni Islam
Hadrami ArabsPG011519Hadrami ArabsEritrea10,000Engaged yet UnreachedHadrami ArabicSunni Islam
Hadrami ArabsPG050332Hadrami ArabsUnited States325Unengaged and UnreachedHadrami ArabicSunni Islam

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