Ahlebait TV

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Ahlebait TV
Broadcast area Europe
Headquarters Manchester, United Kingdom
Programming
Language(s) Urdu and English
Ownership
OwnerAhlebait Network Ltd
History
Launched1 August 2009
Links
Website https://ahlebaittv.net/

Ahlebait TV is a Shia Muslim TV channel based in the United Kingdom.

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The mission statement on its website stipulated that the main objectives of Ahlebait TV were to educate the humanity by airing various educational, welfare and religious programs.

Coverage on Eutelsat 9A ceased on 7 March 2011; the channel closed completely on 1 September 2011, when it was removed from Eutelsat 28A and Sky channel 836. [1] On 12 December 2011, Ahlebait TV returned to Sky using the Eutelsat 28A satellite. [2]

Channel name

The channel name Ahlebait TV refers to the Persian-Urdu term Ahlebait which is a persianisation of the Arabic term Ahl ul-Bayt (Arabic : أهل البيت) which is a phrase denoting Muhammad and his closest family.

Programmes

Ahlebait TV aired Islamic programmes such as Majaalis, Salaam, Marsiyas, Nauhas, Duas and Ziyaraat.

Other programmes include Islamic films and lectures, Quranic programmes, youth programmes and English-language broadcasts.

The following are regular programmes:

References

  1. ↑ "Change Log: Ahlebait TV". KingOfSat. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ahlebait TV makes comeback on Sky Digital". Biz Asia. 13 December 2011. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012.
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