Ahlebait TV

Ahlebait TV
Launched 1 August 2009
Owned by Ahlebait Network Ltd
Language Urdu and English
Broadcast area Europe
Headquarters Manchester, United Kingdom
Website www.ahlebait.tv
Availability
Satellite
Sky
UK & Ireland
Channel 836
Eurobird 1
Europe
11259V 27500 2/3

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

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

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

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Channel name

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 The Prophet Muhammad and his closest family.

Mission statement

According to the mission statement on its website the channel aims to educate humanity on:

Programmes

Ahlebait TV airs 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. http://en.kingofsat.net/channelhistory.php?ch=7571. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "Ahlebait TV makes comeback on Sky Digital". Biz Asia. 13 December 2011. http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsarchive/2011/12/ahlebait_tv_mak.php. 

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