The Lohar man often felt isolated, alone and like an outsider as he traveled from village to village offering his blacksmith skills to farmers who needed iron farming implements. He looked like many of the Lohar villagers, yet he was different. They were Hindu, and he was Muslim.
Most of the Lohars are blacksmiths and have been practicing their trade for as long as they can remember. The Hindus among them have an elaborate mythology of their origin, and they observe the traditional Hindu festivals and cultural practices. The Muslim Lohars often face persecution because they are the minority group. Both groups need to know Jesus, the Savior. Like all people groups, there are Lohar people with leadership skills who can direct their people to the Savior, if only they would hear of Him and respond to His offer of salvation and love.
* Scripture Prayers for the Lohar (Muslim traditions) in India.
Pray that the Lord will make Himself known to the Muslim Lohar people, and that they will be open when they hear the truth about Jesus being lord and savior.
Pray that God will lead His envoys to those whose hearts have been prepared to receive His Word.
Pray that the Lohar people, be they Muslim or Hindu, will be ready to repent before a holy God.
Profile Source: Global Prayer Digest |
Global Prayer Digest: 2007-10-14 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2019-05-01 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2019-09-28 |
People Name General | Lohar (Muslim traditions) |
People Name in Country | Lohar (Muslim traditions) |
Pronunciation | LOW-har |
Population this Country | 725,000 |
Population all Countries | 2,863,000 |
Total Countries | 4 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 14 |
Alternate Names | Battarha; Dodai; Dodo; Kamar; Kumhar; Lohandia; Loharia; Lonar; Luhar; Luharani; Mistri; Nar; Panchal; Raj; Raj Mistri; Ramgarhia; Sandhan; Sejwani; Silpkar; Sri Panchal; Thawai; Viswabrahma; Viswakarma; लोहार (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स) |
People ID | 17609 |
ROP3 Code | 113040 |
Country | India | |||||||||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||||||||
Continent | Asia | |||||||||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||||||||
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||||||||
Total States on file | 16 | |||||||||||||||
Largest States (only 15 largest shown) |
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Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples |
Country | India |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 16 |
Uttar Pradesh 562,000 | |
Gujarat 36,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 28,000 | |
Haryana 26,000 | |
Bihar 21,000 | |
Rajasthan 17,000 | |
Uttarakhand 17,000 | |
Jammu and Kashmir 8,300 | |
Punjab 4,600 | |
Maharashtra 2,500 | |
Himachal Pradesh 1,300 | |
West Bengal 700 | |
Karnataka 600 | |
Chandigarh 200 | |
Jharkhand 30 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Urdu (561,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | urd Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 31 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Urdu (561,000 speakers) |
Language Code | urd Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 31 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Kacchi 18,000 | |
Gujarati 9,400 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 7,600 | |
Awadhi 5,300 | |
Marwari 4,100 | |
Kashmiri 3,700 | |
Bhojpuri 2,000 | |
Maithili 1,700 | |
Garhwali 1,200 | |
Malvi 1,000 | |
Dhundari 1,000 | |
Mewari 1,000 | |
Angika 800 | |
Bengali 700 | |
Kumaoni 700 | |
People Groups | Speaking Urdu |
Primary Language: Urdu
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1747-1894) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1758-2000) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1843-2019) |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Bible-NT Text | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching |
Audio Recordings | Online Audio Scripture |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Online New Testament |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio |
Audio Recordings | Urdu Online Audio Bible |
Film / Video | God's Love Story |
Film / Video | God's Story video |
Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Urdu |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels |
Film / Video | Magdalena video |
Film / Video | My Last Day video, anime |
Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children |
Film / Video | The Hope Video |
Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
Primary Religion: | Islam |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
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Buddhism |
0.00 %
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Christianity (Evangelical 0.00 %) |
0.00 %
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Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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Hinduism |
0.00 %
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Islam |
100.00 %
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Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
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Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Photo Source |
(Representative photo) Gurdeepdali - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Global Prayer Digest |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |