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The Omani Arabs of Oman

The Omani Arabs of Oman, numbering approximately 1,140,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Arab ancestry with a more localized ethnic identity tied to their recent roots in Oman. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Omani Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Oman
People Cluster: Arab, Arabian
Primary Language(s): Omani Arabic (acx)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 1,140,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011885
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Pray for the Omani Arabs of Oman

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Omani Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Omani Speakers

Media Resources in Omani Arabic:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Omani Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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Or check out the Omani Arabic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Omani 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 Omani 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 Omani Arabs of Oman

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
readJohn 14:6

Pray that those who are searching for a way to God and desiring truth will encounter the good news of eternal life and accept it.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
read2 Corinthians 5:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will understand and experience the truth that in Christ, they are a new creation, and the old has gone and the new has come.

The next day again John was standing with two of his disciples, and he looked at Jesus as he walked by and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”
readJohn 1:35-36

Pray for those God sends to cross cultures to share the gospel, that they might faithfully share the good news of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.

Arab, Omani Across Countries (ROP3 - 100431) reported in the following countries:

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5 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Omani ArabsPG011885Omani ArabsOman1,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedOmani ArabicFolk Islam
Omani ArabsPG042756Omani ArabsKuwait21,000Unengaged and UnreachedOmani ArabicSunni Islam
Omani ArabsPG042682Omani ArabsDjibouti78,500Unengaged and UnreachedSanaani ArabicSunni Islam
Omani ArabsPG012245Omani ArabsUnited Arab Emirates369,000Unengaged and UnreachedOmani ArabicSunni Islam
Omani ArabsPG011931Omani ArabsSaudi Arabia148,000Unengaged and UnreachedOmani ArabicSunni Islam

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