People group profile · PG023956
The Gujur Rajasthani of Afghanistan
The Gujur Rajasthani of Afghanistan, numbering about 20,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Muslim branch of the pastoral Gurjar people found across Afghanistan's Laghman, Kunar, and Nuristan provinces, speaking Gujari, a Central Indo-Aryan language closely related to Rajasthani and Marwari.
They are an indigenous people in the Gujjar people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Gujari.
Fast facts
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Population
- 20,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Gujjar
- Primary language
- Gujari (gju)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Asia, Asia
Where they live
Gospel status
The Gujur Rajasthani 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 Gujur Rajasthani
- 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
Gujari · Indo-European family
100% speak Gujari
Gospel resources in Gujari
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
- JESUS (Gojri)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Gujur Rajasthani
- 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.
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