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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Hadrami Arabs of United States

The Hadrami Arabs of United States, numbering approximately 325 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Arab people native to Hadhramaut in southern Yemen, known for their Hadrami Arabic dialect, Sunni Muslim traditions, and extensive trading and diaspora networks spanning the Indian Ocean region. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and Hadrami Arabic is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Arab Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Arab, Yemeni
Primary Language(s): Hadrami Arabic (ayh)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 325
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050332

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

97%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hadrami Arabic
Language Family: Afro-Asiatic

100%
%
Arabic, Hadrami Speakers

Media Resources in Hadrami Arabic:

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Bible Resources in Hadrami Arabic:

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

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 Hadrami Arabs:
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Pray specifically for the Hadrami Arabs of United States

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
readRomans 1:20

As God's creation declares His glory, pray that multitudes who don't know Him will see the works of His hands and desire to know more about the Creator.

He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms; he will carry them in his bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
readIsaiah 40:11

Pray that the lost will come to know the tender care of the Good Shepherd, who gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart.

Sanctify them in the truth, your word is truth.
readJohn 17:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will experience freedom from sin as God sanctifies them in the truth of His Word.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
readPsalm 9:18

Pray that God will raise up believers who can help meet emotional and physical needs among this people group. Ask Him to open doors for them and give them the courage to walk into difficult situations and share the hope of the gospel boldly.

Arab, Hadrami Across Countries (ROP3 - 103630) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Hadrami ArabsPG012293Hadrami ArabsYemen1,945,000Unengaged and UnreachedHadrami ArabicSunni Islam
Hadrami ArabsPG011519Hadrami ArabsEritrea10,000Engaged yet UnreachedHadrami ArabicSunni Islam
Hadrami ArabsPG050332Hadrami ArabsUnited States325Unengaged and UnreachedHadrami ArabicSunni Islam

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