Sudanese Arabs of Sudan (PGID: PG012142)

The Sudanese Arabs of Sudan

The Sudanese Arabs of Sudan, numbering approximately 15,850,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a culturally rich group formed through centuries of admixture between indigenous Africans and Arab immigrants, characterized by their Sunni Muslim faith, Arabic language, and influential role in Sudan's socio-political landscape.. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Sudanese Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Sudan
People Cluster: Arab, Sudan
Primary Language(s): Sudanese Arabic (apd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 15,850,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012142
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Pray for the Sudanese Arabs of Sudan

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

92%

Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sudanese Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%

Arabic, Sudanese Speakers

Media Resources in Sudanese Arabic:

Films:

Title	Link
JESUS	View Film
Magdalena	View Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Sudanese Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)	Video	Audio	Text
Sharif (Sudanese) Version	✓	✓	✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sudanese Arabic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sudanese 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 Sudanese Arabs:

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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 Sudanese Arabs of Sudan

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or?rulers?or authorities—all things were created through him and for him.
Colossians 1:16

Pray for those who are lost among them, that they will come to know the One who created all things and holds all things together.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 34:4

Pray for each who becomes a child of God to share the hope of eternity with family and friends.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:14

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and want to marry, they will be led to other believers and enter into godly marriages.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
John 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Arab, Sudanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 109571) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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Engaged yet Unreached UUPG No Longer Unreached

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16 people groups

People Group ID	Name	Country	Population	Strategic Progress Index ▼	Language	Religion
PG050126	Sudanese Arabs	Chad	376,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG043170	Sudanese Arabs	Italy	5,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Standard Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG012142	Sudanese Arabs	Sudan	15,850,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011646	Sudanese Arabs	Ethiopia	267,000	Engaged yet Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG047411	Sudanese Arabs	Canada	22,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG046702	Sudanese Arabs	United States	52,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG046414	Sudanese Arabs	Oman	23,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG012294	Sudanese Arabs	Yemen	586,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG012256	Sudanese Arabs	United Arab Emirates	85,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011936	Sudanese Arabs	Saudi Arabia	478,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011908	Sudanese Arabs	Qatar	56,500	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011847	Sudanese Arabs	Libya	257,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011681	Sudanese Arabs	France	3,300	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011520	Sudanese Arabs	Eritrea	33,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG011512	Sudanese Arabs	Egypt	4,330,000	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam
PG000436	Sudanese Arabs	Netherlands	7,700	Unengaged and Unreached	Sudanese Arabic	Sunni Islam

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