The Tajiki Arabs of Tajikistan

The Tajiki Arabs of Tajikistan, numbering approximately 1,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Tajikistan. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Tajiki Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: Tajikistan
People Cluster: Arab, Diaspora
Primary Language(s): Tajiki Arabic (abh)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 1,700
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG024493
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

100%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Tajiki Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

70%
%
Arabic, Tajiki Speakers

Media Resources in Tajiki Arabic:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Tajiki Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Tajiki Arabic bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Tajiki 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 Tajiki 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 Tajiki Arabs of Tajikistan

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

Behold, you shall call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that did not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, and of the Holy One of Israel, for he has glorified you.
readIsaiah 55:5

Pray that those who do not know God will access the gospel, run to Him, and discover that He is the one their souls have been longing for.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
readJames 1:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will consider it pure joy when they face trials of many kinds, trusting in God's promise that the testing of their faith produces perseverance.

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
readPsalm 51:2

Pray that God will raise up believers to go and share the gospel with those in this people group who need to be washed of their iniquity and cleansed from their sins.

Arab, Tajiki Across Countries (ROP3 - 109734) reported in the following countries:

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