The Jhojha are believed to be of Turkish origin. They are a Muslim people from Central Asia that came before and during the Mughal period. They came as soldiers and settled in villages in north India. The word Jhojha in Prakrit means warrior, changed from Arabic word Jahja. Most Jhojha live in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Smaller groups live in Haryana and Punjab. A small number reside in the nation of Pakistan.

The Jhojha are farmers who have small and medium sized farms. Their villages tend to be of one caste. The Jhojha cultivate wheat, maize, sorghum, and sugar cane. The Jhojha are an endogamous community, that is, they prefer marrying close kin. The families arrange marriages with the consent of the young people. Sons inherit their father's property. The newly married couple lives near or with the groom's parents. They have a fairly active caste council, which deals with community welfare as well as an instrument of social control. They have seen a growth in madrasas or Muslim religious schools in their villages. The Jhojha bury their dead. The Jhojha are not vegetarians but as Muslims they do not eat pork. Their main foods are wheat, maize, sorghum and seasonal vegetables and fruit.

The Jhojha are Sunni Muslim, the largest branch of Islam. They attempt to obey the teachings of the Koran and the prophet Mohammad. They believe that by following the Five Pillars of Islam that they will gain entrance to heaven when they die. As Muslims they pray five times a day facing Mecca, fast during the month of Ramadan, attend mosques on Friday and give alms to the poor. If they have sufficient resources, they will make a pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime. The two main holidays of the Jhojha are Eid al Fitr, the breaking of the monthly fast and Eid al Adha, the celebration remembering the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son to Allah.

The Jhojha need to hear the life-changing message of Jesus Christ in a way they can understand. They need to see the love and mercy of Christ lived out before them in practical ways. Many Jhojha live in villages without modern conveniences so a Christian development team would benefit them.

Pray that a strong movement to Jesus will bring whole Jhojha families and communities into a rich experience of God's blessings. Pray the Lord creates a hunger for Jesus or Isa and the Bible among the Jhojha people in Pakistan. Ask God to deliver families and communities within the Jhojha people from fears that hinder them from embracing God's blessings in Christ.

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

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