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

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
readJames 2:5

Pray for those living in despair to experience the riches of God's love and the hope of eternal life through faith in Christ.

"Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool."
readIsaiah 1:18

Pray that God will make a way for the gospel to reach many through means they can understand and access, that they will receive the good news with joy, and that they will experience complete forgiveness and cleansing from their sin that Jesus offers through His sacrifice.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
readIsaiah 41:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not fear, for the Lord is with them, and He will strengthen, help, and uphold them with His righteous right hand.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

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

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