Mal (Muslim traditions) in India


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Main Language
Largest Religion
Christian
Evangelical
Progress
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* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Introduction / History

A people group sometimes known as wrestlers are those belonging to the Mal caste. "Mal" is a shortened form of a Sanskrit phrase that can either mean "wrestler" or "soldier." There are four sub-divisions of the Mal people.

The Mal people live in India's states of Bihar and West Bengal. A smaller number live in Bangladesh.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Most of them are now agricultural laborers with no land of their own, although they are also known for being watchmen or gatekeepers, called chowkidars. They have low status.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Muslim Mal people in Bangladesh believe that though Jesus is an important prophet, faith in him is not enough to achieve a place in Paradise. Instead, they put their faith in obeying the teachings of the Koran and the Hadith, the latter being a collection of sayings of Mohammed.


What Are Their Needs?

Most Mal people are Hindu, though some converted to Islam at some point. Hindus and Muslims among the Mal peoples share the same need to find their way to the Savior, who can bless them beyond what they can imagine if they would repent before Him. As it stands, they are objects of wrath rather than objects of mercy.


Prayer Points

Pray for a strong movement of the Holy Spirit to bring entire Muslim Mal families into a rich experience of God's blessing.

Pray for Mal families to be drawn by the Holy Spirit to seek forgiveness and to understand the adequacy of Christ's work on the cross.

Pray for a movement of Mal households to study the Bible and accept the blessings of Christ.

Pray for teams of believers to do sustained, focused prayer for the Mal peoples. Pray for the Lord to open the hearts of Mal family leaders to experience God's blessing through a movement of family-based discovery Bible studies.


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


References

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


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Mal (Muslim traditions)
People Name in Country Mal (Muslim traditions)
Pronunciation mahl
Alternate Names Malla; माल (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 20,000
Population all Countries 28,000
Total Countries 2
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 17614
ROP3 Code 113046
ROP25 Code 304996
ROP25 Name Mal (India)
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 2
Largest States
West Bengal
19,000
Bihar
900
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 2
  West Bengal 19,000
  Bihar 900
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 Bengali (16,000 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
Maithili
500
Hindi
300
Primary Language Bengali (16,000 speakers)
Language Code ben   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 3
Secondary Languages
  Maithili 500
  Hindi 300
People Groups Speaking Bengali

Primary Language:  Bengali

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes  (1800-1980)
Bible-New Testament Yes  (1801-1984)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1809-2022)
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YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) Online
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Amazon
World Bibles
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
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Film / Video Following Jesus video Jesus Film Project
Film / Video God's Love Story General / Other
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Indigitube.tv Video / Animation Create International
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Bengali Jesus Film Project
Film / Video LUMO film of Gospels Bible Media Group/LUMO
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Film / Video My Last Day video, anime Jesus Film Project
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Profile Source Joshua Project 
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