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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Dhofari Arabs of Oman

The Dhofari Arabs of Oman, numbering approximately 142,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Oman. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Dhofari Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Oman
People Cluster: Arab, Arabian
Primary Language(s): Dhofari Arabic (adf)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 142,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011872
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

90%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dhofari Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Dhofari Speakers

Media Resources in Dhofari Arabic:

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Bible Resources in Dhofari Arabic:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Dhofari Arabs 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 Dhofari Arabs:
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 Dhofari Arabs of Oman

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
readRomans 1:22

Ask God to pour out His mercy and bring those who are walking in their own wisdom to faith in Jesus.

And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.
read2 Timothy 2:2

Pray that the lost will come to faith in Christ and be discipled in the truth of the gospel, becoming faithful followers of Jesus who, in turn, make disciples themselves.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Dhofari, Zofari Across Countries (ROP3 - 102582) reported in the following countries:

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PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
Dhofari ArabsPG011872Dhofari ArabsOman142,000Engaged yet UnreachedDhofari ArabicSunni Islam

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