British Shia Muslim TV channel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ahlebait TV is a Shia Muslim TV channel based in the United Kingdom.
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Broadcast area | Europe |
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Headquarters | Manchester, United Kingdom |
Programming | |
Language(s) | Urdu and English |
Ownership | |
Owner | Ahlebait Network Ltd |
History | |
Launched | 1 August 2009 |
Links | |
Website | https://ahlebaittv.net/ |
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]
The channel name Ahlebait TV refers to the Persian-Urdu term Ahlebait which is a derivative of the term Arabic term Ahl ul-Bayt (Arabic: أهل البيت) which is a phrase denoting Muhammad and his closest family.
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:
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