People group profile · PG012252
The Sindhi of the United Arab Emirates
The Sindhi of the United Arab Emirates, numbering about 166,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who speak the Sindhi language and are native to the Sindh province of Pakistan.
They are a diaspora people in the Sindhi people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Sindhi.
Fast facts
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Population
- 166,000
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Sindhi
- Primary language
- Sindhi (snd)
- 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
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sindhi 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 Sindhi
- 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
89% adherents
Primary language
Sindhi · Indo-European family
100% speak Sindhi
Gospel resources in Sindhi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Bible Society of Pakistan · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sindhi
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 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.
Sindhi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109027) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sindhi | Pakistan | 28,290,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | Malaysia | 36,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Sindhi | United Kingdom | 29,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | Afghanistan | 27,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | Oman | 15,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | Canada | 13,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | United States | 10,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Sindhi | Singapore | 5,400 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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