People group profile · PG011885
The Omani Arabs of Oman
The Omani Arabs of Oman, numbering about 1,140,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a people of Arab ancestry with a more localized ethnic identity tied to their recent roots in Oman.
They are an indigenous people in the Arab, Arabian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Omani Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Oman
- Population
- 1,140,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Arabian
- Primary language
- Omani Arabic (acx)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- 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 Omani Arabs are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Omani Arabs
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
95% adherents
Primary language
Omani Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Omani Arabic
Gospel resources in Omani 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 Omani Arabs
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- 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.
Omani Arabs in other countries
The same people is also reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omani Arabs | United Arab Emirates | 368,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Omani Arabs | Saudi Arabia | 148,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Omani Arabs | Djibouti | 78,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Omani Arabs | Kuwait | 21,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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