People group profile · PG049764
The Sandhai Muslims of India
The Sandhai Muslims of India, numbering about 1,600 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a Muslim community of Junagadh and the Saurashtra and Kutch districts of Gujarat who migrated from Sindh roughly three centuries ago. Agriculture remains traditional in rural areas, supplemented by service and business in towns.
They are an indigenous people in the Gujarati people cluster of the South Asian Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Kachhi.
Fast facts
- Country
- India
- Population
- 1,600
- Affinity group
- South Asian Peoples
- People cluster
- Gujarati
- Primary language
- Kachhi (kfr)
- 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
- Location
- Gujarat: Rann of Kutch area; Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh states
Where they live
Gospel status
The Sandhai Muslims 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 Sandhai Muslims
- 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
100% adherents
Primary language
Kachhi · Indo-European family
100% speak Kachhi
Gospel resources in Kachhi
- Bible available, published 2013
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Kachchhi)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Sandhai Muslims
- 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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