Bhoi (Muslim traditions) in India

The Bhoi (Muslim traditions) have only been reported in India
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Largest Religion
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* From latest India census data.
Current Christian values may substantially differ.

Subgroups: 17 (10 largest shown)  Show all

Subgroup Name Population
Agarwal Unknown
Batham Unknown
Besta Unknown
Das Kaibartta Unknown
Ghogha Unknown
Gingra Unknown
Girigiria Unknown
Gunlodu Unknown
Hatkar Unknown
Liyari Unknown

Introduction / History

Bhoi is the name of a caste of fishermen and boat people. Their alternate name is Kewat from the Sanskrit words ka, meaning "water," and vritti, meaning "occupation."


What Are Their Lives Like?

A landless and mostly illiterate people group, they are considered a low status people who have degrading occupations.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Though there are Hindus among the Bhoi, there is also a Muslim community among them in India. In South Asia, it’s common for Muslims to allow Hindu practices to seep into their spiritual lives.
The 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 that Allah has pre-determined our fates; they minimize free will.
In most of the Muslim world, 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 we live in our daily lives. For that reason, they must appease the spirits. They often use charms and amulets to help them with spiritual forces.


What Are Their Needs?

Muslim Bhoi people need to put their hope in the King of kings, realizing that he is the one who gives them worth and dignity.


Prayer Points

Pray that God will release a spiritual yearning in the hearts of the Muslim Bhoi people that only Christ can fill.
Pray that their spirits will be opened to receive the words of life that can lift them into the heights of the Kingdom of God through faith in Christ.
Pray for the Lord to thrust out loving workers.


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


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People Name General Bhoi (Muslim traditions)
People Name in Country Bhoi (Muslim traditions)
Pronunciation boh-EE
Alternate Names Bhoiraj; Kewat; भोइ (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
People ID 17491
ROP3 Code 112906
ROP25 Code 301161
ROP25 Name Bhoi
Affinity Bloc South Asian Peoples
People Cluster South Asia Hindu - Bhoi
People Group Bhoi (Muslim traditions)
Ethnic Code CNN25
Total Subgroups 17 (only 15 largest shown)
  Agarwal 0
  Batham 0
  Besta 0
  Das Kaibartta 0
  Ghogha 0
  Gingra 0
  Girigiria 0
  Gunlodu 0
  Hatkar 0
  Liyari 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 5
Largest States
Bihar
8,700
Uttar Pradesh
5,300
Gujarat
1,000
Uttarakhand
90
Daman and Diu
20
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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 5
  Bihar 8,700
  Uttar Pradesh 5,300
  Gujarat 1,000
  Uttarakhand 90
  Daman and Diu 20
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 (9,400 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
Bhojpuri
1,900
Gujarati
700
Awadhi
400
Maithili
300
Primary Language Urdu (9,400 speakers)
Language Code urd   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 5
Secondary Languages
  Bhojpuri 1,900
  Gujarati 700
  Awadhi 400
  Maithili 300
People Groups Speaking Urdu

Primary Language:  Urdu

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Bible-New Testament Yes  (1758-2000)
Bible-Complete Yes  (1843-2022)
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