Pakistan's Punjab Province is a fertile area for farming, as well as the most industrialized segment of the country. About 40 per cent of Pakistan's large scale manufacturing and 70 per cent of its small-scale manufacturing take place in this province. For this reason, there are people with great wealth there.
Certain people groups like the Sidhu Jats are among the wealthier members of Pakistan's population. One hundred years ago they were the largest Jat clan, and they probably are still today. Like most wealthy communities, the Sidhu Jats have been able to develop great literature and poetry. There are several poetic romances that Sidhu Jats have written that have remained in use for centuries. One such story is regarding Heer and her lover Ranjha, preserved in a poetry book compiled by Waris Shah during the 1700s.
Each Jat community is unique, so it is difficult to generalize about the spiritual condition of the Sidhu Jats in Pakistan. But since about 700 AD, when Muslims first began to invade what is now Pakistan, there have been Jat Muslims. The Arab Muslims at this time referred to them as Zatts, and many converted to Islam. Sidhu Jats have been dedicated to Islam everywhere they have gone.
With power and wealth often comes a resistance to change. This powerful, wealthy community would be likely to resist efforts to share the ways of Christ. And those who dared to share Christ with them would be doing so at great risk since Pakistan is such a dangerous mission field.
There are no known followers of Christ among the Sidhu Jats in Pakistan. Pray the Lord will stir his people to connect with and befriend the Sidhu Jats.
Pray for the hearts of the Sidhu Jats to be softened by the Holy Spirit leading to a community-wide movement to Christ.
Pray that their circumstances would draw them to his presence, his grace, and his mercy.
Scripture Prayers for the Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan.
https://www.jatland.com/home/Gotras
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jat_people
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Jat
http://www.dawn.com/news/1077113
https://www.jatland.com/home/Jats
http://indianex
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
Global Prayer Digest: 2015-10-28 |
People Name General | Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions) |
People Name in Country | Jat Sidhu (Muslim traditions) |
Pronunciation | jot sih-DOO |
Alternate Names | जाट, सिढू (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स) |
Population this Country | 634,000 |
Population all Countries | 637,000 |
Total Countries | 2 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 13 |
People ID | 19902 |
ROP3 Code | 115895 |
Country | Pakistan | ||||||
Region | Asia, South | ||||||
Continent | Asia | ||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
Persecution Rank | 7 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
Total States on file | 6 | ||||||
Largest States |
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Country | Pakistan |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 7 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 6 |
Sindh 356,000 | |
Punjab 194,000 | |
Azad Kashmir 37,000 | |
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 15,000 | |
Islamabad 2,300 | |
Balochistan 1,800 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
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 %
|
Islam |
100.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest Pakistan census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Sindhi (243,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | snd Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Sindhi (243,000 speakers) |
Language Code | snd Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 15 |
Secondary Languages | |
Punjabi, Western 161,000 | |
Urdu 97,000 | |
Saraiki 71,000 | |
Pahari-Potwari 24,000 | |
Dhatki 12,000 | |
Marwari 8,200 | |
Hindko, Northern 6,400 | |
Hindko, Southern 5,000 | |
Pashto, Central 400 | |
Balochi, Western 300 | |
Balochi, Eastern 200 | |
Kashmiri 200 | |
Bagri 200 | |
Pashto, Northern 200 | |
People Groups | Speaking Sindhi |
Primary Language: Sindhi
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1825-1981) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1890-1992) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1954) |
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 |
Photo Source | Anonymous |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |