Islam - Folk (MOF)

Islam - Folk is a part of the Islam religion. Folk Islam is a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional monotheistic religion and animistic pagan superstition. Adherents of folk Islam will observe various superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.

People Groups adhering to Islam - Folk

Islam - Folk Fast Facts:

402 People Groups · 204.5M People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached10510.3M
Engaged yet Unreached233185.6M
No Longer Unreached648.6M

People Groups who follow Islam - Folk

Strategic Progress Index
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402 people groups (page 2 of 9)

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
Levantine ArabsLevantine ArabsTurkiye1,460,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine Arabic
KyrgyzKyrgyzKazakhstan14,500Engaged yet UnreachedKirghiz
BozoBozoMali253,000Unengaged and UnreachedJenaama Bozo
SankaranSankaranGuinea126,000Unengaged and UnreachedSankaran Maninka
ManyaManyaGuinea107,000Engaged yet UnreachedManya
WassuluWassuluCote d’Ivoire19,500Engaged yet UnreachedWojenaka
JavaneseJavaneseMalaysia730,000Unengaged and UnreachedSabah Malay
MelanauMelanauMalaysia160,000No Longer UnreachedCentral Melanau
SwahiliSwahiliMozambique18,500Engaged yet UnreachedSwahili (individual language)
SakajiSakajiMozambique44,500Engaged yet UnreachedKoti
MakuaMakuaMayotte3,300Engaged yet UnreachedMakhuwa-Meetto
AntankaranaAntankaranaMadagascar579,000Engaged yet UnreachedAntankarana Malagasy
WasiWasiTanzania65,000Unengaged and UnreachedAlagwa
BurungiBurungiTanzania90,000No Longer UnreachedBurunge
RendilleRendilleKenya65,000Engaged yet UnreachedRendille
GarreGarreKenya981,000Engaged yet UnreachedBorana-Arsi-Guji Oromo
GabbraGabbraKenya119,000Engaged yet UnreachedBorana-Arsi-Guji Oromo
SomyeweSomyeweNigeria30Engaged yet UnreachedNigeria Mambila
Shuwa ArabsShuwa ArabsNigeria238,000Engaged yet UnreachedChadian Arabic
NinzamNinzamNigeria147,000No Longer UnreachedNinzo
KotokoliKotokoliTogo537,000Unengaged and UnreachedTem
Komono (Khisa)Komono (Khisa)Cote d’Ivoire10,500Engaged yet UnreachedKhisa
KamboleKamboleTogo73,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Nago
HausaHausaTogo26,000Unengaged and UnreachedHausa
DagombaDagombaTogo14,500Engaged yet UnreachedDagbani
ChakosiChakosiTogo102,000Engaged yet UnreachedAnufo
BasilaBasilaTogo21,500Unengaged and UnreachedAnii
BaribaBaribaTogo29,000No Longer UnreachedBaatonum
BagoBagoTogo13,500Unengaged and UnreachedBago-Kusuntu
YalunkaYalunkaSierra Leone54,500Engaged yet UnreachedYalunka
VaiVaiSierra Leone27,500Unengaged and UnreachedVai
ManinkaManinkaSierra Leone190,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Maninkakan
Krio FulaKrio FulaSierra Leone93,500Engaged yet UnreachedPular
GolaGolaSierra Leone17,500Engaged yet UnreachedGola
East LimbaEast LimbaSierra Leone950Engaged yet UnreachedEast Limba
BullomBullomSierra Leone9,100No Longer UnreachedBullom So
Banta TemneBanta TemneSierra Leone84,000Engaged yet UnreachedTimne
WolofWolofSenegal7,050,000Engaged yet UnreachedWolof
SoninkeSoninkeSenegal636,000Engaged yet UnreachedSoninke
ManinkaManinkaSenegal681,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Maninkakan
MandinkaMandinkaSenegal1,170,000Engaged yet UnreachedMandinka
KhasonkeKhasonkeSenegal16,000Engaged yet UnreachedXaasongaxango
JolaJolaSenegal390,000Engaged yet UnreachedJola-Fonyi
JahankaJahankaSenegal56,500Engaged yet UnreachedJahanka
Fula ToroFula ToroSenegal2,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaar
FulakundaFulakundaSenegal2,340,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaar
YalunkaYalunkaSenegal16,500Engaged yet UnreachedYalunka
BambaraBambaraSenegal102,000Unengaged and UnreachedBambara
ZabarmawaZabarmawaNigeria175,000Engaged yet UnreachedZarma
ZariZariNigeria41,500No Longer UnreachedHausa

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