People group profile · PG048185
The Arain (Punjabi) of India
The Arain (Punjabi) of India, numbering about 41,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Muslim agricultural community of the north‑western Indian subcontinent, historically known as skilled cultivators, market gardeners, and farmers. Today they are found in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
They are an indigenous people in the Arain people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Panjabi.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 41,500
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Arain
- Primary language
- Panjabi (pan)
- 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
- Southern Asia, Asia
- Location
- scattered in Delhi, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh
Where they live
Gospel status
The Arain (Punjabi) 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 Arain (Punjabi)
- 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
43% adherents
Primary language
Panjabi · Indo-European family
100% speak Panjabi
Gospel resources in Panjabi
- Bible available, published 2021
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Punjabi)
- Magdalena (Punjabi)
- The Savior (Punjabi)
Bibles
- 2000 Bible League International · text
- Indian Revised Version · audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Arain (Punjabi)
- 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.
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