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The Sindhi of United Arab Emirates

The Sindhi of United Arab Emirates, numbering approximately 167,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the Sindh province of Pakistan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Sindhi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: United Arab Emirates
People Cluster: Sindhi
Primary Language(s): Sindhi (snd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 167,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012252
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Pray for the Sindhi of United Arab Emirates

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

89%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sindhi
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Sindhi Speakers

Media Resources in Sindhi:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Sindhi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Society of Pakistan✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sindhi bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Sindhi 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 Sindhi:
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 Sindhi of United Arab Emirates

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that those who need to surrender their lives to Christ will confess their sins and trust in Him, being united with Him in His death and resurrection, walking in newness of life.

Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.
readPsalm 66:5

Pray that many here will come and see what the Creator God has done on their behalf.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
read2 Corinthians 5:20

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will be His ambassadors, faithfully imploring people on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God through Jesus.

Sindhi Across Countries (ROP3 - 109027) reported in the following countries:

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9 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
SindhiPG006400SindhiPakistan28,330,000Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiSunni Islam
SindhiPG012252SindhiUnited Arab Emirates167,000Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiSunni Islam
SindhiPG018260SindhiMalaysia36,500Unengaged and UnreachedSindhiHinduism
SindhiPG000682SindhiUnited Kingdom29,000Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiSunni Islam
SindhiPG024016SindhiAfghanistan27,500Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiSunni Islam
SindhiPG011891SindhiOman15,500Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiSunni Islam
SindhiPG047435SindhiCanada13,000Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiSunni Islam
SindhiPG043625SindhiUnited States10,000Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiSunni Islam
SindhiPG010720SindhiSingapore5,500Engaged yet UnreachedSindhiHinduism

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

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