People group profile · PG018465
The Arabs of Malaysia
The Arabs of Malaysia, numbering about 18,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a diverse ethnolinguistic group whose identity is shaped by a combination of language, culture, history, and geography. Arabs are native to the Arabian Peninsula, Levant, North Africa, and parts of the Horn of Africa.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Arabian people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Standard Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Malaysia
- Population
- 18,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Arabian
- Primary language
- Standard Arabic (arb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The 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 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Standard Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Standard Arabic
Gospel resources in Standard Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard)
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Sharif))
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Sharif))
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard)
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Egyptian))
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Sharif))
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard)
- JESUS (Arabic, Modern Standard (Egyptian))
- Magdalena (Arabic, Modern Standard)
- Magdalena (Arabic, Modern Standard (Egyptian))
- The Savior (Arabic, Modern Standard (Egyptian))
- The Savior (Arabic, Modern Standard)
Bibles
- Easy to Read Version · audio, text
- Good News Version · audio
- Sharif (Iraqi) Version · video, audio, text
- Sharif Version · video, audio, text
- Standard Arabic (Gulf) · audio
- Van Dyke Version - multi voice · video, audio, text
- Van Dyke Version - single voice · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Arabs
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Arab in other countries
The same people (ROP3 100425) is reported in 22 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabs | Argentina | 1,580,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Tanzania | 507,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Brazil | 491,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Pakistan | 248,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Australia | 161,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Austria | 101,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Denmark | 96,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Switzerland | 75,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | India | 62,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Kenya | 57,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Greece | 34,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 32,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | South Africa | 16,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arabs | Ethiopia | 13,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | New Zealand | 10,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Arabs | Malta | 10,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Burundi | 3,800 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Ghana | 3,300 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Jamaica | 2,100 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Comoros | 900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Arabs | Maldives | 750 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Arabs | Barbados | 150 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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