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The Abdal of India

The Abdal of India, numbering approximately 34,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached.
They are described as a widely distributed Sunni Muslim community whose name is said to mean "lieutenant," traditionally known for playing the tambourine, singing religious songs, and collecting alms. In Bihar they also work in leather crafts and animal healing and can also be known as [no data].
They are an Indigenous people, with Abdal as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Urdu people cluster of the South Asian Peoples.
Their primary religion is Sunni Islam.
They primarily speak Urdu.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Abdal are Unengaged and Unreached, 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.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Abdal 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.

No longer Unreached

The Abdal are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

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As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
readGenesis 50:20

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And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”
readLuke 18:29-30

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