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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Jat Muslims of India

The Jat Muslims of India, numbering approximately 652,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are one of the largest and most influential agrarian communities of India and Pakistan, with a long history in farming, pastoralism, landholding, and military service. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Sindhi is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples
Country: India
People Cluster: Jat
Primary Language(s): Sindhi (snd)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 652,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG049595
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Sindhi
Language Family: Indo-European

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Sindhi Speakers

Media Resources in Sindhi:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Sindhi:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Society of Pakistan✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Sindhi 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 Jat Muslims:
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Pray specifically for the Jat Muslims of India

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.
readMatthew 13:23

Pray that their hearts will have good soil that receives the Word, understands it, and bears fruit for God's kingdom.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.
readMark 1:17-18

Pray that God will raise up believers from this place and/or other cultures nearby to proclaim the gospel to those who desperately need to encounter it.

Jat, Muslim Across Countries (ROP3 - 112998) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Jat MuslimsPG049595Jat MuslimsIndia652,000Unengaged and UnreachedSindhiSunni Islam
JatPG006360JatPakistan33,500Engaged yet UnreachedJadgaliSunni Islam

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