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The Hijazi Saudi Arabs of Saudi Arabia

The Hijazi Saudi Arabs of Saudi Arabia, numbering approximately 12,050,000 people, are Engaged yet 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: Saudi Arabia
People Cluster: Arab, Arabian
Primary Language(s): Hijazi Arabic (acw)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 12,050,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG011933
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hijazi Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

98%
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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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Or check out the Hijazi Arabic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Hijazi Saudi 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 Hijazi Saudi 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 Hijazi Saudi Arabs of Saudi Arabia

Abraham said, "God will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my son." So they went both of them together.
readGenesis 22:8

Pray that God will open the ears of those who are lost to understand and believe that only shed blood takes away sin and that, like Abraham, they will believe that God Himself provides the lamb for the burnt offering, who is Jesus the final, perfect sacrifice.

Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
readPsalm 119:97

Pray that the lost will have access to God's Word in their language and treasure it deeply, meditating on God's promises and precepts.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
readPsalm 27:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will strengthen them when they face persecution of any kind for Jesus' name’s sake.

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"
readIsaiah 40:9

Pray for God to send and sustain believers to go and herald the good news to the lost here.

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 Arabia12,050,000Engaged 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

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