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Lodha (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan

Lodha (Muslim traditions)

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Lodha (Muslim traditions) in Pakistan

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Introduction / History
The ancestors of today's Lodha people were hunters. They caught and skinned toads and snakes for a living.
Traditionally the Lodha people were Hindu. Gradually some of them converted to Islam. They live in both India and Pakistan.

What are their lives like?
Today most of the Lodha people in Pakistan and India are either blacksmiths or locksmiths. Others work as wage laborers or small time farmers. These farmers do not have adequate land.

What are their beliefs?
The Lodha 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?
The Lodha 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 for loving workers to go to the Lodha people until there are disciples who make more disciples.
Pray the Lord will prepare the hearts of the Lodha to understand and to believe the gospel.
Pray for the Lord to bless the Lodha people with adequate education and medical facilities.
Pray for the Lord to bless the Lodha people so abundantly that they will see he is the only one worthy of praise and worship.

References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodha_Muslims#:~:text=The%20traditional%20occupation%20of%20the,up%20the%20occupation%20as%20locksmiths.

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Country: Pakistan
Continent: Asia
Region: Asia, South
Persecution Rank:7 (Only top 50 ranked, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
10/40 Window: Yes
Population in Country:1,000
Largest Provinces:
Punjab (900)
   
 
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People Name in Country: Lodha (Muslim traditions)
People Name General: Lodha (Muslim traditions)
Alternate People Names:
KhariaRadha
लोढ़ा (मुस्लिम ट्रेडिशन्स)
ROP3 Code: 113039
Joshua Project People ID: 17608
Indigenous: Yes
Population in Country: 1,000
Population all Countries: 5,900
Least-Reached: Yes
   
 
Affinity Bloc: South Asian Peoples
People Cluster: South Asia Muslim - other
People Name General: Lodha (Muslim traditions)
Ethnic Code: CNN25
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Language
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Primary Language: Saraiki (900 Speakers)
Language Code (ISO): skr    Ethnologue Listing
Secondary Languages:
Punjabi, Western (60)
Total Languages: 2
   
 
Religion [4]
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Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religions:
Buddhism0.00 % 
Christianity0.00 %(Evangelical: 0.00 %)
Ethnic Religions0.00 % 
Hinduism0.00 % 
Islam100.00 % 
Non-Religious0.00 % 
Other / Small0.00 % 
Unknown0.00 % 
Christianity Segments:
Anglican0.00 %
Independent0.00 %
Protestant0.00 %
Orthodox0.00 %
Other Christian0.00 %
Roman Catholic0.00 %
 
(Evangelicals distributed across Christianity segments)
   
 
Progress Indicators [5]
Progress Scale[6]   Few evangelicals and few who claim to be Christians. Little, if any, history of Christianity.
Least-Reached: Yes
 
 
Bible Translation Status
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Bible Portions: 1888-2009
New Testament: None Reported
Complete Bible: None Reported
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Ministry Resources [7]
Audio RecordingsMegaVoice Audio Bible and Stories
Audio RecordingsAudio Bible teaching
Audio RecordingsStory of Jesus audio
Film / VideoJesus Film: view in Saraiki
Film / VideoWorld Christian Videos
GeneralBible for Children
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GeneralGospel resources links
Text / Printed MatterLiteracy primer for Saraiki
 
 
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