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The Tajiki Arabs of Tajikistan

The Tajiki Arabs of Tajikistan, numbering approximately 1,700 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Arab-descended community of southern Tajikistan centered in Shakhritus and Qubodiyon, descended from early Muslim-era settlers and now largely Tajik-speaking while retaining a distinct Arab identity. 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:

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Bible Resources in Tajiki Arabic:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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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

Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.
readLuke 12:7

Pray that those who don't yet know how to trust in Jesus will not be consumed by worry and anxiety, but will trust in the Father's care and provision for their daily needs and for their eternal salvation

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
readLamentations 3:23-23

Pray that they will have hope in the Lord, knowing that His compassions never fails and that His mercies are new every morning.

Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.
readLuke 18:17

Pray that as people trust in Christ, they will have simple, childlike confidence that He will provide for their needs.

He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him.
readJohn 1:7

Pray that God will raise up witnesses to testify about Jesus so that all might believe, knowing that He is light and in Him there is no darkness at all.

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

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Tajiki ArabsPG024493Tajiki ArabsTajikistan1,700Engaged yet UnreachedTajiki ArabicSunni Islam

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