Jai Masih Ki ( hi, जय मसीह की, ur, جے مسیح کی, translation: ''Victory to Christ'' or ''Praise the Messiah'') or Jai Yesu Ki ( hi, जय येसु की, ur, جے یسوع کی, translation: ''Victory to Jesus'' or ''Praise Jesus'') are Hindi-Urdu

greeting phrase Greeting is an act of communication in which human beings intentionally make their presence known to each other, to show attention to, and to suggest a type of relationship (usually cordial) or social status (formal or informal) between indivi ...

s used by Christians of the Indian subcontinent. Their use by individuals identifies a person as a Christian, in the region of

North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central ...

and

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

where greetings based on religion are customary. The phrases have been incorporated into several Christian hymns. In response to what is perceived as a victory for the Christian community, many believers use the salutation to praise God, such as when

Asia Bibi In 2010, a Pakistani Christian woman, Aasiya Noreen ( ur, , translit=Āsiyāh Naurīn, ; born ), commonly known as Asia Bibi () or Aasia Bibi, was convicted of blasphemy by a Pakistani court and was sentenced to death by hanging. In October ...

was allowed to appeal her case to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

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{{reflist Greeting words and phrases Urdu-language words and phrases Hindi words and phrases Christianity in India Christianity in Pakistan

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