Bhuttas are a Jat subcaste mainly found in and around rural parts of the Sialkot District. Bhuttas became the victims of Hindu Maharja of Jammu's cruelty, who murdered many men who embraced Islamic faith and practiced openly. Bhuttas migrated to the safety of Sialkot that was under the British Raj.
Bhuttas are mainly located in some parts of Sialkot City and in the rural areas of Sialkot Villages. Many of them have settled in the USA.
Bhuttas are an established and educated people who gained higher education in medicine, law, engineering, and collective farming as well as in industry related to exports.
Bhuttas are friendly, sincere and helpful but can also have a short temper, therefore they have some internal divisions. A considerable number of them are still active in collective and individual farming, manufacturing goods (export oriented), educated in medicine, research fellows from overseas, civil service officers, lawyers, bankers, and civil and electrical engineers.
About 200 years ago the The Bhuttas Jats converted from Hinduism to Sunni Islam. They now believe that the One, Supreme God, Allah, taught mankind how to live a righteous life through the Koran and the Hadith. Allah's prophet was Mohammed. To live a righteous life, a Muslim must utter the Shahada (a statement of faith), pray five times a day facing Mecca, fast from sunup to sundown during the month of Ramadan, give alms to the poor, and make a pilgrimage to Mecca if you have the means. Muslims are prohibited from drinking alcohol, eating pork, gambling, stealing, slandering, and making idols. They gather for corporate prayer on Friday afternoons at a mosque, their place of worship.
The two main holidays for Sunni Muslims are Eid al Fitr, the breaking of the monthly fast and Eid al Adha, the celebration of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son to Allah. In most of the Muslim world, people depend on the spirit world for their daily needs since they regard Allah as too distant. Allah may determine their eternal salvation, but the spirits determine how well we live in our daily lives. For that reason, they must appease the spirits. The often use charms and amulets to help them with spiritual forces.
The Bhuttas Jats need to submit to Jesus Christ so they can experience the abundant life He offers them in John 10:10.
Pray that the Bhuttas Jats will have a spiritual hunger that will open their hearts to the King of kings.
Pray for workers who are driven by the love of the Holy Spirit to go to them.
Pray for a Disciple Making Movement among them to begin this decade.
Scripture Prayers for the Jat Bhutta (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Jat Bhutta (Muslim traditions) |
People Name in Country | Jat Bhutta (Muslim traditions) |
Alternate Names | जाट, भुट्ता (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स) |
Population this Country | 402,000 |
Population all Countries | 402,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 8 |
People ID | 19779 |
ROP3 Code | 115848 |
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 | 3 | |||
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 | 3 |
Punjab 376,000 | |
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 7,200 | |
Sindh 500 | |
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 %
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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 Pakistan census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Saraiki (302,000 speakers) | |||||||||
Language Code | skr Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||
Total Languages | 9 | |||||||||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Saraiki (302,000 speakers) |
Language Code | skr Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 9 |
Secondary Languages | |
Punjabi, Western 53,000 | |
Urdu 24,000 | |
Marwari 16,000 | |
Hindko, Southern 1,600 | |
Sindhi 1,300 | |
Bagri 1,100 | |
Pahari-Potwari 300 | |
Pashto, Central 100 | |
People Groups | Speaking Saraiki |
Primary Language: Saraiki
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1888-2009) |
Bible-New Testament | No |
Bible-Complete | No |
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 | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Saraiki | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
General | Bible for Children | Bible for Children |
General | Biblical answers to your questions | Got Questions Ministry |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
Text / Printed Matter | Literacy primer for Saraiki | Literacy & Evangelism International |
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. |