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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Assamese Muslims of India

The Assamese Muslims of India, numbering approximately 5,940,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethno-religious subgroup of the Assamese, a socio-ethnic community whose identity is linked to the Assamese language. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Assamese is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Assamese
Primary Language(s): Assamese (asm)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 5,940,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG041236
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Pray for the Assamese Muslims of India

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Assamese
Language Family: Indo-European

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Assamese Speakers

Media Resources in Assamese:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

3 films

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Bible Resources in Assamese:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Assamese bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Assamese Muslims are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Assamese Muslims:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Assamese Muslims of India

For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
readPsalm 18:31

As people look to their own efforts for hope, pray they will have the opportunity to learn and believe in the Lord, who is the only Rock worthy of their faith.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts!
readPsalm 96:8

Pray for people here to humbly give God the glory due His name.

"And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you"...And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:38-40

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and serve others in faithfulness to Him, they will know that by serving others, they are serving Jesus, who is present with them.

The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
readJohn 1:9-10

Pray for those God might send to share the gospel here. Ask that they will grow closer to Jesus and be compelled to share His good news with people who don't know it.

Assamese Muslim Across Countries (ROP3 - 114973) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Assamese MuslimsPG041236Assamese MuslimsIndia5,940,000Engaged yet UnreachedAssameseSunni Islam
AssamesePG047179AssameseUnited States1,500Engaged yet UnreachedAssameseSunni Islam

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