Sayyid in India


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* Data can be from various sources including official census, agencies, and local research. Data from these sources can sometimes differ even by orders of magnitude. Joshua Project attempts to present a conservative, balanced estimate.

Subgroups: 27 (10 largest shown)  Show all

Subgroup Name Population
Qizwi 331,000
Zaidi 163,000
Bukhari 138,000
Jafri 62,000
Naqvi 42,000
Kuzaimi 34,000
Abidi 31,000
Mehdi 31,000
Taqwi 30,000
Mullah 23,000

Introduction / History

Sayyid ancestors migrated to India from different parts of Iran. The Sayyid are one of the larger segments of Muslims in India. The word literally means master; the closest English equivalent would be sir or lord. Some Muslims use the term sayyid for the descendants of Abu Talib, uncle of Mohammad.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Sayyid occupy the highest of social class among Muslims. They are traditionally the priests and religious teachers of the Muslim communities. More recently they can be found in a host of government service, teaching and business occupations. They marry mainly among their own clans and other Ashraf category Muslims.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Sayyid can be found in both major sect divisions of the Shia and the Sunni. Many of them adhere to the more emotional and mystical Sufi form of Sunni Islam. Because of their position as religious teachers and priests they are considered 100% Muslim in each of the countries where their live.
As Muslims they 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.
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. They often use charms and amulets to help them with spiritual forces.


What Are Their Needs?

The Sayyid may have an inadequate understanding of who Jesus truly is. However, because of the religious and political weight the Sayyid carry in their respective communities, a transformed Sayyid leader for Christ could have influence like that of Paul in his day. Whole districts could become followers of Jesus (whom Muslims call Isa al-Masih) if Sayyid leaders came to know and trust Christ.


Prayer Points

Pray the followers of Christ that will soon be found in the Sayyid community will become well established in the faith, fully trusting in Christ for their eternal life and for power to live the present life. Pray they will live holy lives.
Pray for God's blessing, strengthening and healing of families and communities within the Sayyid people through the abundant life Jesus offers to all who call on his name.
Pray they will increasingly hunger to truly know and follow Jesus (whom Muslims call Isa al-Masih).
Pray for Christian workers to build good relationships with the Sayyid people, friendships based upon trust.


Scripture Prayers for the Sayyid in India.


References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayyid


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Sayyid
People Name in Country Sayyid
Pronunciation SAH-yeed
Alternate Names Barwar; Dayarewale; Ghair-e-mehdi; Mahadavia; Mashaikh; Mehdiwale; Mulla; Mushaik; Mushaq; Nadim Guruvulu; Pirzada; Saiyed; Saiyid; Sayad; Sayd; Sayyad; Syed; साइयिड
Population this Country 8,997,000
Population all Countries 17,731,000
Total Countries 5
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 2  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 180
PeopleID3 18045
ROP3 Code 113540
Affinity Bloc South Asian Peoples
People Cluster South Asia Muslim - Sayyid
People Group Sayyid
Ethnic Code CNN25
Total Subgroups 27 (only 15 largest shown)
  Qizwi 331,000
  Zaidi 163,000
  Bukhari 138,000
  Jafri 62,000
  Naqvi 42,000
  Kuzaimi 34,000
  Abidi 31,000
  Mehdi 31,000
  Taqwi 30,000
  Mullah 23,000
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 36
Largest States
(only 15 largest shown)
Uttar Pradesh
1,980,000
Maharashtra
1,447,000
Karnataka
983,000
Rajasthan
641,000
Bihar
613,000
West Bengal
599,000
Andhra Pradesh
478,000
Telangana
460,000
Madhya Pradesh
392,000
Gujarat
318,000
Tamil Nadu
266,000
Delhi
171,000
Assam
154,000
Jharkhand
140,000
Haryana
86,000
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 36  (only 20 largest shown)
  Uttar Pradesh 1,980,000
  Maharashtra 1,447,000
  Karnataka 983,000
  Rajasthan 641,000
  Bihar 613,000
  West Bengal 599,000
  Andhra Pradesh 478,000
  Telangana 460,000
  Madhya Pradesh 392,000
  Gujarat 318,000
  Tamil Nadu 266,000
  Delhi 171,000
  Assam 154,000
  Jharkhand 140,000
  Haryana 86,000
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 Urdu (4,965,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 50
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Hindi
1,137,000
Bengali
592,000
Telugu
192,000
Bhojpuri
162,000
Gujarati
144,000
Marwari (India)
135,000
Tamil
131,000
Wagdi
86,000
Marathi
75,000
Kannada
71,000
Punjabi, Eastern
59,000
Assamese
28,000
Kanauji
24,000
Dhundari
22,000
Maithili
16,000
Primary Language Urdu (4,965,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 50
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Hindi 1,137,000
  Bengali 592,000
  Telugu 192,000
  Bhojpuri 162,000
  Gujarati 144,000
  Marwari (India) 135,000
  Tamil 131,000
  Wagdi 86,000
  Marathi 75,000
  Kannada 71,000
  Punjabi, Eastern 59,000
  Assamese 28,000
  Kanauji 24,000
  Dhundari 22,000
  Maithili 16,000
People Groups Speaking Urdu

Primary Language:  Urdu

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