People group profile · PG042888
The Saudi Arabs of the United Arab Emirates
The Saudi Arabs of the United Arab Emirates, numbering about 167,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic Arab group indigenous to the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia.
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 Hijazi Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Population
- 167,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Arabian
- Primary language
- Hijazi Arabic (acw)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Location
- Scattered
Where they live
Gospel status
The Saudi 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 Saudi 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
Hijazi Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Hijazi Arabic
Gospel resources in Hijazi Arabic
- Bible available
- 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 Saudi Arabs
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
Arab, Hijazi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108748) is reported in 4 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hijazi Saudi Arabs | Saudi Arabia | 12,030,000 | Engaged yet 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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