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The Lebanese Shia Arabs of Lebanon

The Lebanese Shia Arabs of Lebanon, numbering approximately 1,030,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a people of Lebanon. They mostly adhere to Shia Islam and Levantine Arabic is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Arab, Lebanese Shiite

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Lebanon
People Cluster: Arab, Levant
Primary Language(s): Levantine Arabic (apc)
Primary Religion(s): Shia Islam
Population: 1,030,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG022026
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Shia Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

41%
%
Shia Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Levantine Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Levantine Speakers

Media Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Levantine Arabic:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Sabeel Media✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Levantine Arabic bible at Bible.com

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Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Lebanese Shia Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Lebanese Shia Arabs of Lebanon

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst."
readJohn 6:35

Pray that the lost will come to Jesus and believe in Him, never to hunger or thirst again.

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 as people place their faith in Christ, God will lead those who might hesitate in getting baptized to trust Him as they obey His command, even when obedience is hard.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
read2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Pray that as people hear and believe the gospel, they will serve others in Jesus' name, and the lost will have an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel.

Arab, Lebanese Across Countries (ROP3 - 105688) reported in the following countries:

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14 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion ▲
Lebanese ArabsPG046493Lebanese ArabsUnited States558,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine ArabicProtestantism
Lebanese Shia ArabsPG022026Lebanese Shia ArabsLebanon1,030,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicShia Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG000422Lebanese ArabsNetherlands6,900Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG011672Lebanese ArabsFrance57,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG012980Lebanese ArabsCongo1,300Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
LebanesePG016312LebaneseDominican Republic4,600Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG016434Lebanese ArabsSuriname3,100Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG022280Lebanese ArabsFrench Guiana1,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG024837Lebanese ArabsPanama9,700No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG042755Lebanese ArabsKuwait140,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG042792Lebanese ArabsQatar295,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG042797Lebanese ArabsSaudi Arabia153,000Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG042884Lebanese ArabsUnited Arab Emirates47,500Unengaged and UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam
Lebanese ArabsPG043431Lebanese ArabsCanada235,000No Longer UnreachedLevantine ArabicSunni Islam

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

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