Khati (Muslim traditions) in India


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Introduction / History

Muslims among the Khati community converted from Hinduism hundreds of years ago. They were carpenters and woodworkers.

Most live in Uttar Pradesh. They speak Hindu or Urdu, two closely related languages.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Today the Khatri remain carpenters, woodworkers and craftsmen. They make furniture and wooden decorations. Some are farmers, traders or small businessmen.

Music, dance and other art forms are a part of the Khati lifestyle.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Khati people are Sunni Muslims who believe that the supreme God, Allah, spoke through his prophet, Mohammed, and taught mankind how to live a righteous life through the Koran and the Hadith. To live a righteous life, you 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.

Sunni religious practices are staid and simple. They believe Allah has pre-determined our fates; they minimize free will.

In most of the Muslim world, common 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 they live on a daily basis. For that reason, some Muslims appease spirits using charms and amulets to help them with spiritual forces. More orthodox Muslims consider these practices heretical and un-Islamic.


What Are Their Needs?

Khati Muslims face discrimination, partly because they don’t have high status, and partly because they are Muslims. Islam and Christianity are under fire in India since that country is under the influence of people who view these "Abrahamic religions" as a threat to their Hindu traditions and culture.

Muslim Khati have strived to improve their lives through education and by starting their own businesses.


Prayer Points

Pray for loving gospel workers to catch a vision for reaching the Khati people for Jesus and that in God's sovereign timing the hearts of these people would be open and ready to follow him.

Pray for Jesus movements to bless extended families so the gospel will spread rapidly.

Pray for the spiritual lives of the Khati people to become fruitful so others will be drawn to Jesus Christ.


Scripture Prayers for the Khati (Muslim traditions) in India.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Khati (Muslim traditions)
People Name in Country Khati (Muslim traditions)
Pronunciation kah-TEE
Alternate Names Hatipoto; Khatiam; खाती (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 12,000
Population all Countries 12,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 17589
ROP3 Code 113018
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)
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 1
  Rajasthan 12,000
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 Wagdi (5,400 speakers)
Language Code wbr   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 4
Secondary Languages
Hindi
3,000
Marwari (India)
1,200
Urdu
1,100
Primary Language Wagdi (5,400 speakers)
Language Code wbr   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 4
Secondary Languages
  Hindi 3,000
  Marwari (India) 1,200
  Urdu 1,100
People Groups Speaking Wagdi
Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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