The Moghal are a well-known Muslim community of North India. According to sources, they were originally from Mongolia and came to India along with the Mughal emperor Babar, the founder of the Mughal empire in India. They are divided into the Shia and Sunni sects of Islam. They adhere to sharia law as regards the rules of marriage, divorce, remarriage, and inheritance of property. They celebrate all Muslim festivals with great enthusiasm and devotion.
Lack of understanding of the full credentials of Jesus stands in the way of belief, for most Muslims.
Christians need to communicate to these strongly Muslim people that following Jesus (whom Muslims call Isa al-Masih) does not require giving up all of their culture.
Pray for laborers to have wisdom in applying the pattern Jesus gave in Matthew 10:7-14 and Luke 10:5-11, leading to blessing among Moghal households. Pray for those the Lord will soon call to himself from among this community of India. They will need teachers to help them become established in the faith. Pray for their protection from destructive influences. Pray the Muslim Moghals will be increasingly drawn to Isa as they study the Koran. Pray they will desire to learn more about him, and that this desire will be satisfied as the Lord reveals himself to them.
Scripture Prayers for the Moghal in India.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
Global Prayer Digest: 2014-10-14 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2017-08-14 |
Global Prayer Digest: 2019-09-24 |
People Name General | Moghal |
People Name in Country | Moghal |
Pronunciation | moh-GAHL |
Population this Country | 2,028,000 |
Population all Countries | 3,354,000 |
Total Countries | 6 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
GSEC | 2 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 41 |
Alternate Names | Mugal; Mughal; Turk; मोघल |
People ID | 13761 |
ROP3 Code | 106706 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Muslim - other |
People Group | Moghal |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
People Cluster | South Asia Muslim - other |
People Group | Moghal |
Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
Total Subgroups | 13 |
Turk 442,000 | |
Chagtai 142,000 | |
Qazalbash 9,000 | |
Chakdo 7,800 | |
Ballas 7,700 | |
Balisht 1,500 | |
Barlaisi 1,500 | |
Beg 1,400 | |
Ghori 1,400 | |
Tatari 1,400 |
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 | 31 | |||||||||||||||
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 | 31 (only 20 largest shown) |
Uttar Pradesh 737,000 | |
Maharashtra 247,000 | |
Karnataka 179,000 | |
Rajasthan 162,000 | |
West Bengal 128,000 | |
Telangana 126,000 | |
Delhi 107,000 | |
Madhya Pradesh 87,000 | |
Bihar 36,000 | |
Assam 29,000 | |
Uttarakhand 26,000 | |
Gujarat 24,000 | |
Odisha 24,000 | |
Jammu and Kashmir 23,000 | |
Tamil Nadu 21,000 | |
Website | South Asia Peoples |
Primary Language | Urdu (1,569,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
Language Code | urd Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
Total Languages | 35 | |||||||||||||||
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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Primary Language | Urdu (1,569,000 speakers) |
Language Code | urd Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 35 |
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
Bengali 70,000 | |
Marwari 30,000 | |
Awadhi 17,000 | |
Dhundari 13,000 | |
Telugu 10,000 | |
Kashmiri 6,500 | |
Marathi 6,400 | |
Gujarati 5,300 | |
Mewari 4,000 | |
Konkani 2,600 | |
Punjabi, Eastern 2,400 | |
Bagri 2,000 | |
Tamil 2,000 | |
Shekhawati 2,000 | |
Kannada 1,500 | |
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. |