Tai in India


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Introduction / History

Tai is a Persian term for a basket weaver. Basket weaving was the traditional job for this community.

They probably came from Pakistan’s Sindh province, and their ancestral home is the city of Thatta. Thatta was once the capital city of Sindh during the Middle Ages. Sultan Ahmad Shad invited them to settle in Ahmadabad, the city he founded in Gujarat.

The Tai have three subgroups, the Vankar, the Ahmadabadi Tai and the Mahdevi Tai. The Tai have two primary surnames: Paggi and Kattar.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Traditionally this landless community were weavers, but today they have a number of occupations. Commonly they are traders.

Because of they are broken into two separate Muslim sects, they have different cultural and communal organizations.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Two of the Tai subgroups are Sunni Muslims, but one of them is part of the quasi-Muslim Medhawi sect. They follow Syed Mohamed Jaunpur, whom they consider to be the Mahdi. The Madhi is a messiah-like leader among Shia Muslims. The Medhawi live near ascetic lives, renouncing materialism and living simple lives. They usually do this after they retire and give their businesses to their heirs.


What Are Their Needs?

The Tai people need a John 10:10 blessing: The abundant life Jesus offers those who are willing to submit to his lordship.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Tai culture to be renewed and enhanced by a work of the Holy Spirit and shaped into a God-centered and God-honoring mold.

Pray for the Holy Spirit to move among their family and community leaders to seek his face and enjoy his blessings.

Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers who will be compelled to nurture a disciple making movement among the Tai people.

Pray that soon the Tai people will have faith that will lead them to live honorable lives that will draw others to the savior.

Pray for spiritual discernment and a hunger for true spirituality.


Scripture Prayers for the Tai in India.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_(caste)


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Tai
People Name in Country Tai
Alternate Names टाई
Population this Country 21,000
Population all Countries 21,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 15185
ROP3 Code 115311
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 3
Largest States
Gujarat
20,000
Dadra and Nagar Have
50
Daman and Diu
20
Districts Interactive map, listing and data download
Specialized Website South Asia Peoples
Country India
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 11  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 3
  Gujarat 20,000
  Dadra and Nagar Have 50
  Daman and Diu 20
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
100.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Gujarati (18,000 speakers)
Language Code guj   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
Urdu
200
Primary Language Gujarati (18,000 speakers)
Language Code guj   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 2
Secondary Languages
  Urdu 200
People Groups Speaking Gujarati

Primary Language:  Gujarati

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1809-1965)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1820-1985)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1823-2021)
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