Baha'i in India


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

Introduction / History

"The prophecy has been fulfilled!" shouted the jubilant Baha'i worshippers on Mt. Carmel in Israel. Many of these Bahais came from India to celebrate the opening of the sacred Baha'i Gardens in 2001 on this mountain near Haifa. During the 1800s Bahallujah, the founder of Baha'ism, predicted the creation of the sacred garden on Mt. Carmel.


What Are Their Lives Like?

They are a rich people group who often run their own businesses. Perhaps there is an opening for tentmaker missionaries to bring the message of Jesus Christ to them.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Baha'i religion began in Persia over 100 years ago as a reform movement within Islam. Bahallujah ran into trouble with Persia's Muslim rulers because he placed many other great religious leaders, whom he called ascended masters, on the same level as Mohammed. Bahallujah taught that the ascended masters include Moses, Buddha and Jesus, because all of them had risen from the dead. Such beliefs got him executed as a heretic. His followers then fled the growing persecution in Persia, and found new homes in India. Today the Baha'is eagerly await the coming of the next ascended master.


Prayer Points

Ask God to open the spiritual eyes of the Baha'is. May they realize that Jesus Christ was the only who has truly risen from the dead. Pray that the Baha'is will be protected from further spiritual deception.


Scripture Prayers for the Baha'i in India.


Profile Source:   Global Prayer Digest  

People Name General Baha'i
People Name in Country Baha'i
Pronunciation buh-HAI
Alternate Names Bin; Binda; Bing; बहा'ई
Population this Country 16,000
Population all Countries 28,000
Total Countries 3
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
People ID 10564
ROP3 Code 100760
ROP25 Code 300693
ROP25 Name Bahai
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 9
Largest States
Maharashtra
7,500
Delhi
3,200
Tamil Nadu
2,500
Odisha
1,500
Chandigarh
500
Sikkim
400
West Bengal
200
Andaman and Nicobar
200
Goa
100
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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 9
  Maharashtra 7,500
  Delhi 3,200
  Tamil Nadu 2,500
  Odisha 1,500
  Chandigarh 500
  Sikkim 400
  West Bengal 200
  Andaman and Nicobar 200
  Goa 100
Website South Asia Peoples
Primary Religion: Other / Small
Major Religion Percent *
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.00 %)
0.00 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
0.00 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
100.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Hindi (9,300 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 11
Secondary Languages
English
1,600
Tamil
1,600
Marathi
900
Odia
300
Bengali
200
Gujarati
100
Nepali
70
Punjabi, Western Marwari
Telugu
Primary Language Hindi (9,300 speakers)
Language Code hin   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 11
Secondary Languages
  English 1,600
  Tamil 1,600
  Marathi 900
  Odia 300
  Bengali 200
  Gujarati 100
  Nepali 70
  Punjabi, Western
  Marwari
  Telugu
People Groups Speaking Hindi

Primary Language:  Hindi

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Bible-New Testament Yes  (1811-1998)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1818-2022)
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Global Prayer Digest 
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