• PEOPLE NAME: DOM MUSLIMS OF INDIA

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PEID: 48268

ROP: 112941

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Affinity Group: South Asian Peoples

Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples

People Cluster: Other Dalit

Language: Urdu - (urd)

Alternate Name(s): Doom, Dumar, Dum, Mirasi, Mir Sahib, Mahasha

Primary Religion: Islam - Sunni

Country: India

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Population: 224,000

Global Population: 224,000


PEID: 48268

ROP: 112941

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Dom Muslims of India, numbering 224,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Other Dalit people cluster within the South Asian Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in India. Their primary language is Urdu. The primary religion practiced by the Dom Muslims is Sunni Islam, the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Qur'an and consider the first four caliphs to be the rightful successors of Muhammad.


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