| Hidayat TV | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 16 December 2008 |
| Owned by | Hidayat Television Ltd |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i, SDTV) |
| Slogan | Guidance to the Right Path |
| Language | Urdu and English |
| Broadcast area | Worldwide |
| Headquarters | Bradford, United Kingdom |
| Website | www.hidayat.tv |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Intelsat 10 Global |
4131H 22500 2/3 |
| Eurobird 1 Europe |
11344H 27500 3/4 |
| Sky UK |
Channel 803 |
| Internet television | |
| Live Webcast | www.livestream.com/hidayat |
Hidayat TV is an Islamic satellite TV Channel based in the United Kingdom. It is notable for being the first Shia Muslim channel in the United Kingdom and Europe.
According to the mission statement on its website the objectives of the Hidayat TV includes developing the Muslim community by covering various educational, welfare and religious needs.
Hidayat TV was established by two Islamic scholar Moulana Dr. G. H. Adeel along with Dr. Ghulam Hadi Kadiwal and Sakhawat Hussain Shah.
Hidayat TV initially aired part daily but became a full time channel from 16 February 2009.
Hidayat TV launched globally on 5th Dec 2009 reaching audiences in UK, Europe and parts of north Africa via Eurobird 1.
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The channel name Hidayat TV refers to the Arabic word Hidayat (Arabic: هدايت ) which literally means Guidance. It is a term used repeatedly in the Quran referring to divine guidance.
According to its website the channel mission and objectives include the following:
Hidayat TV regularly airs live and recorded events from Islamic gatherings and Islamic Pilgrimages.
Poems and recitals are aired including remembrance of the prophet Muhammad and his closest progreny and commemorations of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and other Shia Imams.
There are also frequent broadcasts of popular Islamic prayers in particular Dua-e-Kumail and Dua-e-Tawassul.
Main regular programs are as below: