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The Saudi Arabs of United Arab Emirates

The Saudi Arabs of United Arab Emirates, numbering approximately 167,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic Arab group indigenous to the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Hijazi Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: United Arab Emirates
People Cluster: Arab, Arabian
Primary Language(s): Hijazi Arabic (acw)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 167,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042888
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

99%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hijazi Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
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Arabic, Hijazi Speakers

Media Resources in Hijazi Arabic:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
The SaviorView Film

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Bible Resources in Hijazi Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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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

Next steps for the Saudi Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Saudi Arabs of United Arab Emirates

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
read1 John 4:21

Pray that the good news of God's love will reach everyone in this people group, and that His love will compel them to love others as Christ has loved us.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
readPsalm 119:105

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will meditate daily on the Word of God so that, through it, they might have wisdom for the big and small decisions they face every day.

Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
readIsaiah 43:19

Praise the God who is able to make a way forward, even when it seems impossible. Ask Him to do a new thing among this people group specifically and among the nations, raising up believers to go and share the gospel with individuals and places where it has not flourished before.

Arab, Hijazi Across Countries (ROP3 - 108748) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Hijazi Saudi ArabsPG011933Hijazi Saudi ArabsSaudi Arabia12,040,000Engaged yet UnreachedHijazi ArabicSunni Islam
Saudi ArabsPG042888Saudi ArabsUnited Arab Emirates167,000Unengaged and UnreachedHijazi ArabicSunni Islam
Saudi ArabsPG042751Saudi ArabsJordan36,500Unengaged and UnreachedHijazi ArabicSunni Islam
Saudi ArabsPG011906Saudi ArabsQatar32,500Unengaged and UnreachedHijazi ArabicSunni Islam
Saudi ArabsPG043615Saudi ArabsUnited States29,000Engaged yet UnreachedHijazi ArabicSunni Islam

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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