Husaini Sayyid in India


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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. They have their subgroups, one of which is called the Husaini.


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?

Husaini 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, 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?

The Husaini Sayyid people need to put their trust and identity in the hands of the loving God of Creation who sent his son to make it possible for them to enter the Kingdom of God.


Prayer Points

Pray for a "Book of Acts" type of movement to Christ among the Husaini Sayyid.
Pray God will have mercy on the Husaini Sayyid doing whatever it takes to place them in a position to receive him.
Ask God to open the hearts of the Husaini Sayyid to the gospel.
Pray for an unstoppable movement to Christ among them.


Scripture Prayers for the Sayyid Husaini in India.


References

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


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Sayyid Husaini
People Name in Country Sayyid Husaini
Natural Name Husaini Sayyid
Alternate Names
Population this Country 489,000
Population all Countries 956,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 10
PeopleID3 21813
ROP3 Code 118600
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 19
Largest States
(only 15 largest shown)
Uttar Pradesh
269,000
Maharashtra
50,000
Karnataka
25,000
Delhi
21,000
Bihar
19,000
Andhra Pradesh
18,000
West Bengal
17,000
Telangana
15,000
Gujarat
12,000
Tamil Nadu
11,000
Madhya Pradesh
8,900
Rajasthan
7,700
Jharkhand
5,600
Uttarakhand
5,000
Punjab
2,600
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 19
  Uttar Pradesh 269,000
  Maharashtra 50,000
  Karnataka 25,000
  Delhi 21,000
  Bihar 19,000
  Andhra Pradesh 18,000
  West Bengal 17,000
  Telangana 15,000
  Gujarat 12,000
  Tamil Nadu 11,000
  Madhya Pradesh 8,900
  Rajasthan 7,700
  Jharkhand 5,600
  Uttarakhand 5,000
  Punjab 2,600
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 (253,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 20
Secondary Languages
(only 15 largest shown)
Hindi
137,000
Bengali
14,000
Bhojpuri
11,000
Telugu
3,900
Kanauji
2,500
Gujarati
2,200
Punjabi, Eastern
1,700
Tamil
1,000
Marwari (India)
700
Bundeli
500
Maithili
500
Braj Bhasha
400
Wagdi
300
Garhwali
200
Kashmiri
200
Primary Language Urdu (253,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 20
Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown)
  Hindi 137,000
  Bengali 14,000
  Bhojpuri 11,000
  Telugu 3,900
  Kanauji 2,500
  Gujarati 2,200
  Punjabi, Eastern 1,700
  Tamil 1,000
  Marwari (India) 700
  Bundeli 500
  Maithili 500
  Braj Bhasha 400
  Wagdi 300
  Garhwali 200
  Kashmiri 200
People Groups Speaking Urdu

Primary Language:  Urdu

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Bible-Complete Yes  (1843-2022)
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