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Pray for Farooq and his family to find refuge and encouragement; for the safety of other Christians who have been in fellowship and ministry partnership with Farooq; and for the many students Farooq has influenced. Pray also that those who are attacking him will learn the truth about the salvation that can be found only in Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.persecution.com\/globalprayerguide\/india\/\">Click here<\/a> to find out about Christian persecution in India and learn how to pray.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.icommittopray.com\/request\/2785\/farooq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Post a prayer for Farooq on iCommitToPray.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Farooq, a former imam, is in hiding after his Christian faith was made public. For several years since his conversion to the Christian faith, Farooq has continued his teaching role in a majority-Muslim region of northern India, taking every opportunity to point his students to the Bible. 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