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:

Total People Groups:403
Total Population:204,373,585
Unengaged and Unreached:
People Groups:105
Population:10,319,980
Engaged yet Unreached:
People Groups:233
Population:185,409,105
No Longer Unreached:
People Groups:65
Population:8,644,500

People Groups who follow Islam - Folk

Strategic Progress Index
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403 people groups (page 1 of 9)

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage
AlbaniansAlbaniansUnited States226,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg Albanian
AlbaniansAlbaniansUnited Kingdom42,500Unengaged and UnreachedTosk Albanian
Levantine ArabsLevantine ArabsTurkiye1,460,000Engaged yet UnreachedLevantine Arabic
AlbaniansAlbaniansTurkiye68,500Engaged yet UnreachedTosk Albanian
TurkmenTurkmenTurkiye800,000Engaged yet UnreachedTurkish
ChakosiChakosiTogo102,000Engaged yet UnreachedAnufo
KotokoliKotokoliTogo536,000Unengaged and UnreachedTem
KamboleKamboleTogo72,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthern Nago
HausaHausaTogo26,000Unengaged and UnreachedHausa
DagombaDagombaTogo14,500Engaged yet UnreachedDagbani
BasilaBasilaTogo21,500Unengaged and UnreachedAnii
BaribaBaribaTogo28,500No Longer UnreachedBaatonum
BagoBagoTogo13,500Unengaged and UnreachedBago-Kusuntu
AkaselemAkaselemTogo83,500Unengaged and UnreachedAkaselem
WasiWasiTanzania64,500Unengaged and UnreachedAlagwa
BurungiBurungiTanzania90,000No Longer UnreachedBurunge
Deaf TajikistanisDeaf TajikistanisTajikistan97,500Engaged yet UnreachedRussian Sign Language
AlbaniansAlbaniansSwitzerland115,000Unengaged and UnreachedTosk Albanian
FulakundaFulakundaSudan313,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaar
ShukriaShukriaSudan373,000Unengaged and UnreachedSudanese Arabic
YalunkaYalunkaSierra Leone54,500Engaged yet UnreachedYalunka
Banta TemneBanta TemneSierra Leone84,000Engaged yet UnreachedTimne
BullomBullomSierra Leone9,100No Longer UnreachedBullom So
East LimbaEast LimbaSierra Leone950Engaged yet UnreachedEast Limba
GolaGolaSierra Leone17,500Engaged yet UnreachedGola
Krio FulaKrio FulaSierra Leone93,000Engaged yet UnreachedPular
ManinkaManinkaSierra Leone190,000Engaged yet UnreachedEastern Maninkakan
VaiVaiSierra Leone27,500Unengaged and UnreachedVai
ManinkaManinkaSenegal680,000Engaged yet UnreachedWestern Maninkakan
LebouLebouSenegal246,000Engaged yet UnreachedWolof
BandialBandialSenegal19,500Unengaged and UnreachedBandial
SoninkeSoninkeSenegal635,000Engaged yet UnreachedSoninke
WolofWolofSenegal7,040,000Engaged yet UnreachedWolof
MandinkaMandinkaSenegal1,170,000Engaged yet UnreachedMandinka
KhasonkeKhasonkeSenegal16,000Engaged yet UnreachedXaasongaxango
JolaJolaSenegal389,000Engaged yet UnreachedJola-Fonyi
JahankaJahankaSenegal56,500Engaged yet UnreachedJahanka
Fula ToroFula ToroSenegal2,240,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaar
FulakundaFulakundaSenegal2,335,000Engaged yet UnreachedPulaar
YalunkaYalunkaSenegal16,500Engaged yet UnreachedYalunka
BambaraBambaraSenegal102,000Unengaged and UnreachedBambara
Central SamaCentral SamaPhilippines143,000Engaged yet UnreachedCentral Sama
Vlax RomaniVlax RomaniPakistan24,500Unengaged and UnreachedVlax Romani
KumzariKumzariOman5,000Unengaged and UnreachedKumzari
MahraMahraOman110,000Engaged yet UnreachedMehri
Omani ArabsOmani ArabsOman1,140,000Engaged yet UnreachedOmani Arabic
Swahili ArabsSwahili ArabsOman52,000Engaged yet UnreachedSwahili (individual language)
AlbaniansAlbaniansNorth Macedonia541,000Engaged yet UnreachedGheg Albanian
DuwaiDuwaiNigeria22,000Unengaged and UnreachedDuwai
DulbuDulbuNigeria300Unengaged and UnreachedHausa

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