Badhai (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.

Subgroups: 25 (10 largest shown)  Show all

Subgroup Name Population
Ahir Unknown
Badig Unknown
Bamania Unknown
Deshi Unknown
Dhamman Unknown
Gujar Unknown
Jagia Unknown
Jhade Wadi Unknown
Kamarkala Unknown
Kanaujia Unknown

Introduction / History

The Badhai name comes from the Sanskrit vardhna which means cutting. The Hindu community of the Badhai believe that their name comes from Lord Vishwakarma who created two people groups: the cutters of wood, or Badhai people and the workers of iron, or Lohar people. Most of the Badhai Muslims live in Uttar Pradesh but others are scattered through north India, Nepal and Pakistan.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Today carpentry is still common though some have acquired land and are involved in agriculture. The men have a custom of wearing the dhoti, a baniyan shirt and a red cloth, or gamcha, over the shoulder. They are not vegetarian and prefer rice and wheat as staple grains.


What Are Their Beliefs?

There are Hindus among them, but many are Muslim. Like most Muslims in India, the Badhai’s form of Islam is influenced by Hindu thinking and practices.


What Are Their Needs?

From the carpentry origins, lets pray that Jesus, the prophet and carpenter, can be proclaimed in this lost community of Muslims. There are no known believers among this group.


Prayer Points

Pray for Muslim Badhai culture to be renewed and enhanced by a work of the Holy Spirit and shaped into a God-centered and God-honoring mold.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to move among Badhai family and community leaders to seek his face and enjoy his blessings.
Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers who will be compelled to nurture a Disciple Making Movement among the Muslim Badhai people.
Pray that soon the Badhai people will have faith that will lead them to live honorable lives that will draw others to the savior.
Pray for spiritual discernment and a hunger for true spirituality.


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


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People Name General Badhai (Muslim traditions)
People Name in Country Badhai (Muslim traditions)
Pronunciation buh-DIE
Alternate Names Badhai; Barahai; Barai; Barariswabrahma; Barariswakarma; Barhi; Bariswakarma; Barjib; Bharai; Chhan; Chourasia; Jangid Brahman; Jangid Brahmin; Khati; Kolash; Lote; Mistri; Najjar; Panchal; Saifi; Sharmaji; Sutar; Tarkhan; Thakur; Viswakarma; बधाई (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स)
Population this Country 697,000
Population all Countries 794,000
Total Countries 4
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group Yes
Pioneer Workers Needed 14
People ID 16333
ROP3 Code 111469
ROP25 Code 300655
ROP25 Name Badhai / Barhai
Affinity Bloc South Asian Peoples
People Cluster South Asia Hindu - Badhai
People Group Badhai (Muslim traditions)
Ethnic Code CNN25
Total Subgroups 25 (only 15 largest shown)
  Ahir 0
  Badig 0
  Bamania 0
  Deshi 0
  Dhamman 0
  Gujar 0
  Jagia 0
  Jhade Wadi 0
  Kamarkala 0
  Kanaujia 0
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 8
Largest States
Uttar Pradesh
634,000
Bihar
37,000
Uttarakhand
22,000
Gujarat
3,400
Madhya Pradesh
400
Jammu and Kashmir
300
Himachal Pradesh
200
Daman and Diu
30
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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 8
  Uttar Pradesh 634,000
  Bihar 37,000
  Uttarakhand 22,000
  Gujarat 3,400
  Madhya Pradesh 400
  Jammu and Kashmir 300
  Himachal Pradesh 200
  Daman and Diu 30
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 (573,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 9
Secondary Languages
Maithili
3,900
Bhojpuri
3,400
Kumaoni
2,600
Gujarati
2,500
Awadhi
1,500
Garhwali
400
Kashmiri
200
Bengali
100
Primary Language Urdu (573,000 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 9
Secondary Languages
  Maithili 3,900
  Bhojpuri 3,400
  Kumaoni 2,600
  Gujarati 2,500
  Awadhi 1,500
  Garhwali 400
  Kashmiri 200
  Bengali 100
People Groups Speaking Urdu

Primary Language:  Urdu

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Bible-Complete Yes  (1843-2022)
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