People group profile · PG011847
The Sudanese Arabs of Libya
The Sudanese Arabs of Libya, numbering about 257,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a culturally rich group formed through centuries of admixture between indigenous Africans and Arab immigrants, characterized by their Sunni Muslim faith, Arabic language, and influential role in Sudan's socio-political landscape.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Sudan people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Sudanese Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Libya
- Population
- 257,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Sudan
- Primary language
- Sudanese Arabic (apd)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sudanese Arabs are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. In GSEC terms, 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.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Sudanese Arabs
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Sudanese Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Sudanese Arabic
Gospel resources in Sudanese Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Sharif (Sudanese) Version · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sudanese Arabs
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Arab, Sudanese in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109571) is reported in 14 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudanese Arabs | Sudan | 15,820,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Egypt | 4,320,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Yemen | 584,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Saudi Arabia | 477,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Ethiopia | 266,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | United Arab Emirates | 85,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Qatar | 56,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | United States | 52,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Eritrea | 33,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Oman | 23,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Canada | 22,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Netherlands | 7,700 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | Italy | 5,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sudanese Arabs | France | 3,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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