Bathari in Oman

The Bathari have only been reported in Oman
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Introduction / History

Bathari is a language of southern Oman.


What Are Their Lives Like?

There are less than 20 people who speak the Bathari language. The others from this people group have moved on to speaking Omani Arabic. Parents teach their children Omani Arabic.


They seek to live righteously according to Mohammed's teachings.
What Are Their Beliefs?

The Bathari people are Sunni Muslims who believe that the One, Supreme God, Allah, spoke through his prophet, Mohammed, and taught mankind how to live a righteous life through the Koran and the Hadith. To live a righteous life, you must utter the Shahada (a statement of faith), pray five times a day facing Mecca, fast from sunup to sundown during the month of Ramadan, give alms to the poor, and make a pilgrimage to Mecca if you have the means. Muslims are prohibited from drinking alcohol, eating pork, gambling, stealing, slandering, and making idols. They gather for corporate prayer on Friday afternoons at a mosque, their place of worship. The two main holidays for Sunni Muslims are Eid al Fitr, the breaking of the monthly fast and Eid al Adha, the celebration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah. In most of the Muslim world, people depend on the spirit world for their daily needs since they regard Allah as too distant. Allah may determine their eternal salvation, but the spirits determine how well we live in our daily lives. For that reason, they must appease the spirits. The often use charms and amulets to help them with spiritual forces.


What Are Their Needs?

The Bathari people need to put their identity in Christ, especially as they are in the process of losing their identity as a distinct people group.


Prayer Points

Pray that the Bathari people will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings. Pray for workers who are driving by the love and boldness of the Holy Spirit to go to them. Pray for a Disciple Making Movement among them to begin this decade.


Scripture Prayers for the Bathari in Oman.


References

https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/race-is-on-to-preserve-an-omani-language-spoken-by-17-people-1.957065


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Bathari
People Name in Country Bathari
Pronunciation bah-tah-REE
Alternate Names Botahara
Population this Country 300
Population all Countries 300
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 10717
ROP3 Code 101122
ROP25 Code 300948
ROP25 Name Batahira (Bathari)
Country Oman
Region Africa, North and Middle East
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 31  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Zufar governorate, coastal towns, from Al Jazeer to Shweymia.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Oman
Region Africa, North and Middle East
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
Persecution Rank 31  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Zufar governorate, coastal towns, from Al Jazeer to Shweymia..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Arabic, Omani
Language Code acx   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Unknown
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
Bathari
Primary Language Arabic, Omani
Language Code acx   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
  Bathari
People Groups Speaking Arabic, Omani

Primary Language:  Arabic, Omani

Bible Translation Status:  Unspecified

Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Arabic Bible Online Arabic Bible Outreach Ministry
Text / Printed Matter Tools for faith conversations Campus Crusade for Christ
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Map Source Joshua Project / Global Mapping International  
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