Harari in Ethiopia

The Harari have only been reported in Ethiopia
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Introduction / History

The ancestors of today’s Harari people were the Harla people. They speak a Semitic language. Most of the Harari people in Ethiopia live in Harar, a walled city, but they are also dispersed to many other places. Their population in Ethiopia is low today because of the ethnic cleansing efforts of Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie in the mid 20th century.


What Are Their Lives Like?

Like most of their neighbors, the Harari people farm and herd livestock for much of their food supply. Yet their homeland mainly centered in one urban center, so they are best known as traders. They trade with other people groups, and speak Amharic, the Ethiopian trade language.

Though they are Muslim, the Harari women are given the same restrictions of most Islamic females. They are not required to wear a head covering. These women are active in selling and trading goods from her husband’s farm.


What Are Their Beliefs?

Though the Harari are officially Sunni Muslim, they focus their spiritual lives on saints. They have 150 shrines to various Muslim saints. They go to these shrines in hopes that the prayers of these saints will reach the ears of Allah, the supreme God of Islam. Their homeland is also a center for Islamic learning.


What Are Their Needs?

The Harari people need a John 10:10 blessing: The abundant life Jesus offers those who are willing to submit to his lordship.


Prayer Points

Pray for the Harari 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 their 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 Harari people.

Pray that soon the Harari 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 Harari in Ethiopia.


References

https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/harari.html.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harari_people

https://www.atlasofhumanity.org/harari


Profile Source:   Joshua Project  

People Name General Harari
People Name in Country Harari
Pronunciation HAH-rrah-rree
Alternate Names Adere; Gesinan; Hare’ge
Population this Country 57,000
Population all Countries 57,000
Total Countries 1
Indigenous Yes
Progress Scale 1
Unreached Yes
Frontier People Group No
GSEC 1  (per PeopleGroups.org)
Pioneer Workers Needed 1
PeopleID3 12063
ROP3 Code 103713
Country Ethiopia
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 32  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Harari region: walled city of Harar; Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa. East.   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Country Ethiopia
Region Africa, East and Southern
Continent Africa
10/40 Window Yes
National Bible Society Website
Persecution Rank 32  (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking)
Location in Country Harari region: walled city of Harar; Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa. East..   Source:  Ethnologue 2016
Map of Harari in Ethiopia
Primary Religion: Islam
Major Religion Percent
Buddhism
0.00 %
Christianity  (Evangelical 0.05 %)
0.30 %
Ethnic Religions
0.00 %
Hinduism
0.00 %
Islam
99.70 %
Non-Religious
0.00 %
Other / Small
0.00 %
Unknown
0.00 %
Primary Language Harari (57,000 speakers)
Language Code har   Ethnologue Listing
Language Written Yes   ScriptSource Listing
Total Languages 1
Primary Language Harari (57,000 speakers)
Language Code har   Ethnologue Listing
Total Languages 1
People Groups Speaking Harari

Primary Language:  Harari

Bible Translation Status  (Years)
Bible-Portions Yes
Bible-New Testament No
Bible-Complete No
Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
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Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
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Virtual Storehouse
Resource Type Resource Name Source
Audio Recordings Audio Bible teaching Global Recordings Network
Film / Video God's Story video God's Story
Film / Video Jesus Film: view in Harari Jesus Film Project
Photo Source Copyrighted © 2024  Kerry Olson  All rights reserved.  Used with permission
Map Source People Group location: IMB. Map geography: ESRI / GMI. Map design: Joshua Project.  
Profile Source Joshua Project 
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