The Jola people are among the large Bengali speaking peoples. All of them live in Bangladesh, especially the states of Rajshahi and Dhaka. Smaller numbers of them live in other parts of the country.
There is almost no information about the Jola people except for a name and a couple of statistics.
The Jola people are just about entirely Sunni Muslim, and as far as we know, there are no Christ followers among them. Like most Muslims in South Asia, the Jola people put their faith in their obedience to the teachings of the Koran for their eternal salvation, but for their daily needs they look to local spirits.
The Jola people need the chance to embrace the only Savior, Jesus Christ, who offers life to the full in this world and salvation for eternity.
Pray for researchers to find specific information on this large people group. Pray for the Jola people to have a Holy Spirit directed hunger for truth that will lead them to Christ. Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers to help the Jola people find their way to salvation in faith in Jesus Christ. Pray for a movement of Jola disciples making other disciples who make even more disciples.
Scripture Prayers for the Jola in Bangladesh.
Profile Source: Joshua Project |
People Name General | Jola |
People Name in Country | Jola |
Pronunciation |
JOH-lah
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Alternate Names | |
Population this Country | 1,370,000 |
Population all Countries | 1,370,000 |
Total Countries | 1 |
Indigenous | Yes |
Progress Scale | 1 ● |
Unreached | Yes |
Frontier People Group | Yes |
Pioneer Workers Needed | 27 |
People ID | 22099 |
ROP3 Code | 119110 |
ROP25 Code | 309135 |
ROP25 Name | Jola |
Country | Bangladesh | |||||||||
Region | Asia, South | |||||||||
Continent | Asia | |||||||||
10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||
National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||
Persecution Rank | 30 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||
Total States on file | 7 | |||||||||
Largest States |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Region | Asia, South |
Continent | Asia |
10/40 Window | Yes |
National Bible Society | Website |
Persecution Rank | 30 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
Total States | 7 |
Rajshahi 652,000 | |
Dhaka 415,000 | |
Khulna 173,000 | |
Sylhet 40,000 | |
Barisal 35,000 | |
Chittagong 28,000 | |
Rangpur 27,000 | |
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 Bangladesh census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
Primary Language | Bengali (1,316,000 speakers) | |||
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing | |||
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
Total Languages | 3 | |||
Secondary Languages |
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Primary Language | Bengali (1,316,000 speakers) |
Language Code | ben Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 3 |
Secondary Languages | |
Sylheti 36,000 | |
Chittagonian 20,000 | |
People Groups | Speaking Bengali |
Primary Language: Bengali
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
---|---|
Bible-Portions | Yes (1800-1980) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1801-1984) |
Bible-Complete | Yes (1809-2022) |
FCBH NT (www.bible.is) | Online |
YouVersion NT (www.bible.com) | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Photo Source | Maruf Rahman - Pixabay |
Map Source | People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project |
Profile Source | Joshua Project |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |