Sayyid in India
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The Sayyid are one of the larger segments of Muslims in India. The word literally means "master"; the closest English equivalent would be "sir" or "lord". Some Muslims use the term sayyid for the descendants of Abu Talib, uncle of Muhammad. Sayyid ancestors migrated to India from different parts of Iran.
The Sayyid may have an inadequate understanding of who Jesus truly is, the Son of God, deity.
Christian workers need to build good relationships with the Sayyid people, friendships based upon trust.
Pray the followers of Christ that will soon be found in the Sayyid community will become well established in the faith, fully trusting in Christ for their eternal life and for power to live the present life. Pray they will live holy lives.
Pray for God's blessing, strengthening and healing of families and communities within the Sayyid people through the abundant life Jesus offers to all who call on His name. Pray they will increasingly hunger to truly know and follow Jesus (whom Muslims call Isa al-Masih).
Scripture Prayers for the Sayyid in India.
| Profile Source: Joshua Project |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2007-10-26 |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2013-08-11 |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2015-08-17 |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2016-10-15 |
| Global Prayer Digest: 2019-09-21 |
| People Name General | Sayyid |
| People Name in Country | Sayyid |
| Pronunciation | SAH-yeed |
| World Population | 17,132,000 |
| Total Countries | 5 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | Yes |
| GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 156 |
| Alternate Names | Barwar; Dayarewale; Ghair-e-mehdi; Mahadavia; Mashaikh; Mehdiwale; Mulla; Mushaik; Mushaq; Nadim Guruvulu; Pirzada; Saiyed; Saiyid; Sayad; Sayd; Sayyad; Syed; साइयिड |
| People ID | 18045 |
| ROP3 Code | 113540 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Muslim - Sayyid |
| People Group | Sayyid |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Muslim - Sayyid |
| People Group | Sayyid |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 43 (only 15 largest shown) |
| Husaini 352,000 | |
| Qizwi 274,000 | |
| Zaidi 136,000 | |
| Bukhari 105,000 | |
| Jafri 52,000 | |
| Naqvi 40,000 | |
| Kuzaimi 31,000 | |
| Mehdi 30,000 | |
| Taqwi 28,000 | |
| Abidi 27,000 |
| 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 | 36 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 | 36 (only 20 largest shown) |
| Uttar Pradesh 1,684,000 | |
| Maharashtra 1,279,000 | |
| Karnataka 873,000 | |
| Rajasthan 542,000 | |
| Bihar 541,000 | |
| West Bengal 527,000 | |
| Telangana 397,000 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 393,000 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 345,000 | |
| Gujarat 282,000 | |
| Tamil Nadu 232,000 | |
| Delhi 151,000 | |
| Assam 136,000 | |
| Jharkhand 124,000 | |
| Haryana 76,000 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Urdu (6,301,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | urd Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 51 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Urdu (6,301,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | urd Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 51 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Bengali 430,000 | |
| Gujarati 145,000 | |
| Telugu 140,000 | |
| Tamil 130,000 | |
| Marwari 124,000 | |
| Bhojpuri 85,000 | |
| Kannada 71,000 | |
| Marathi 69,000 | |
| Punjabi, Eastern 65,000 | |
| Dhundari 56,000 | |
| Merwari 33,000 | |
| Assamese 25,000 | |
| Arabic, Mesopotamian Spoken 18,000 | |
| Awadhi 17,000 | |
| Maithili 17,000 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Urdu |
Primary Language: Urdu
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1747-1894) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1758-2000) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1843-2007) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Easy to Read (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament - Pakistan Bible Society (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| 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 | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Hope Video |
| Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
| Film / Video | The Savior 6 - The Lord's Prayer |
| Film / Video | The Savior 8 - Jesus is Risen |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| Primary Religion: | Islam |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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| Photo Source | Copyrighted © 2020 Create International All rights reserved. Used with permission |
| Map Source | People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
| Profile Source | Joshua Project |
| Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Read more |
