People group profile · PG011933
The Hijazi Saudi Arabs of Saudi Arabia
The Hijazi Saudi Arabs of Saudi Arabia, numbering about 12,030,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic Arab group indigenous to the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia.
They are an indigenous people in the Arab, Arabian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Hijazi Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 12,030,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Arabian
- Primary language
- Hijazi Arabic (acw)
- Primary religion
- Sunni 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
- Location
- ‘Asir, Bahah, Jizan, Madinah, Makkah, and Tabuk provinces; entire Red Sea coast and inland
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hijazi Saudi 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hijazi Saudi 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
100% adherents
Primary language
Hijazi Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
98% speak Hijazi Arabic
Gospel resources in Hijazi Arabic
- Bible available, published -
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Arabic, Hijazi)
- JESUS (Arabic, Hijazi)
- The Savior (Arabic, Hijazi)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hijazi Saudi 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.
Arab, Hijazi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108748) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabs | United Arab Emirates | 167,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Saudi Arabs | Qatar | 56,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Saudi Arabs | Jordan | 36,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Saudi Arabs | United States | 29,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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