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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 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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Pray for the Tajiki Arabs of Tajikistan

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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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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

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens.
readPsalm 96:5

Pray that those who are seeking after worthless idols will not be satisfied until they seek the truth and find it in Christ.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
readPsalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
readPsalm 51:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will quickly repent when they sin and walk with clean hearts and right spirits as they grow in their relationship with the Lord.

And the King will answer them, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me."
readMatthew 25:40

Ask God to raise up and send believers who will serve "the least of these" with compassion and energy because they know that in serving those in need, they are serving Christ.

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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