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  • Population: 189,000
  • Language: Sindhi

Bhatia People Group

As British rule in India ended in 1947, the country of Pakistan was formed from part of the territory, including the Sindh province. Though most of the Muslim Sindhis live in Pakistan, some relocated to India. The Bhatia represents the main Sindhi Muslim group in India today.

The Bhatia are a small band of Sindhi-speaking unengaged Muslims group that numbers roughly 22 million people in 15 separate people groups.

Sufism, a mystical form of Islam emphasizing the experiential aspect of knowing God, is prevalent among the Bhatia specifically and Sindhis in general. That expression of Islam emerged to meet a perceived inability to draw close to God by orthodox Islam. Sufi poets are highly valued by Sindhis, as they often are more able to follow the poetry than the Qur'an.

Because of Sufism, Sindhis are more open to Jesus and value peace and love for all people. Recent violence enacted in the name of Sunni Islam by the Taliban and Al-Qaeda has repelled many Sindhis to the point of seeing them convert to Shi’a Islam, as it is promoted as a religion of peace.

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  • Pray that the Lord moves enough workers to form teams for all the Sindhi-speaking peoples.
  • Pray that the lord continues to bless the current translation process of the Bible into the Sindhi language.
  • Pray that the Bhatia come to understand that following Jesus is the true way to peace.
  • Pray that God uses aspects of Sufism to bring Sindhis to Jesus.
  • Language: Sindhi
  • Population: 189,000
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