Kalal (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan

The Kalal (Muslim traditions) have only been reported in Pakistan
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Introduction / History

The Muslim Kalal people in Pakistan are an artisan and craftsman caste. Most live in Pakistan’s Punjab region, but others live in India.


What Are Their Lives Like?

The Kalal caste once was associated with distilling and selling alcohol. This is rare among Kalal Muslims, who face religious reasons not to be in this trade. They are more likely to be traders or craftsmen. Many work in the service industry or as farmers.

Though Pakistan is a Muslim country, discrimination based on caste is real. The Kalal Muslims face this both in Pakistan and India.


What Are Their Beliefs?

The Kalal 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?

They need the Holy Spirit to open their eyes so they can see Jesus as he is.


Prayer Points

Pray for many from this unreached people group to understand both God’s judgment and his majestic glory.

Pray for loving workers to go to the Kalal people, and for their hearts to be ready to receive their savior.

Pray for a chain reaction of families reaching families that result in thousands of new disciples who share their faith with others.

Pray for grace and truth expanding into their entire society as all believers learn to love others.


Scripture Prayers for the Kalal (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan.


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Kalal (Muslim traditions)
People Name in Country Kalal (Muslim traditions)
Pronunciation kah-LAHL
Alternate Names Panda; Paneda; कलाल (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 15,000
Population all Countries 15,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 17593
ROP3 Code 113022
Country Pakistan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 7  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States on file 2
Largest States
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
14,000
Sindh
300
Country Pakistan
Region Asia, South
Continent Asia
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 7  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Total States 2
  Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 14,000
  Sindh 300
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 Pakistan census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.
Primary Language Hindko, Northern (4,800 speakers)
Language Code hno   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 6
Secondary Languages
Pashto, Northern
3,700
Hindko, Southern
2,700
Urdu
1,600
Saraiki
1,200
Punjabi, Western
400
Primary Language Hindko, Northern (4,800 speakers)
Language Code hno   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 6
Secondary Languages
  Pashto, Northern 3,700
  Hindko, Southern 2,700
  Urdu 1,600
  Saraiki 1,200
  Punjabi, Western 400
People Groups Speaking Hindko, Northern
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Map Source People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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