People group profile · PG011871
The Bahraini Shia Arabs of Oman
The Bahraini Shia Arabs of Oman, numbering about 20,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an Arabic-speaking Bahraini community that follows Twelver Shia Islam. They share Bahrain's Arab cultural heritage while maintaining distinct religious traditions, institutions, and communal identities rooted in Shia Islam.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Arabian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Shia Islam, and they primarily speak Baharna Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Oman
- Population
- 20,500
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Arabian
- Primary language
- Baharna Arabic (abv)
- Primary religion
- Shia 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
- Western Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Bahraini Shia 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 Bahraini Shia 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
Shia Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Baharna Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Baharna Arabic
Gospel resources in Baharna Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bahraini Shia 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.
Bahraini Shia Arabs in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahraini Shia Arabs | Bahrain | 741,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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