People group profile · PG011934
The Deaf Saudi Arabians of Saudi Arabia
The Deaf Saudi Arabians of Saudi Arabia, numbering about 350,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication.
They are an indigenous people in the Deaf people cluster of the Deaf Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Saudi Arabian Sign Language.
Fast facts
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 350,000
- Affinity group
- Deaf Peoples
- People cluster
- Deaf
- Primary language
- Saudi Arabian Sign Language (sdl)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- No Evangelicals, Churches or Resources
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Location
- Scattered
Where they live
Gospel status
The Deaf Saudi Arabians 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, there are no evangelical Christians or churches among this people group and there is no access to evangelical print, audio, visual or human resources.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Deaf Saudi Arabians
- 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
92% adherents
Primary language
Saudi Arabian Sign Language · Sign Language family
29% speak Saudi Arabian Sign Language
Gospel resources in Saudi Arabian Sign Language
- Bible not 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 Deaf Saudi Arabians
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
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