What Channel does your family watch?

[Ammar AlShukry]

Salaam Alaikum,

Islam Channel in the UK is just the beginning in sha Allah. With all of these pretty trailers it should just be a matter of time before AlMaghrib shows up on other channels as well.

What channels do you/your family watch?

Please also input channels that are missing (and which country they appear in) and I'll add them to the poll.

Note: These don't have to be Islamic Channels ex. ART isnt an Islamic Channel, but they are Channels that cater to specific ethnic groups

[bint_habibullah]

Peace TV!

[bint_habibullah]

It's Urdu/English btw.

[Imtiaz]

Peace TV!PeaceTV is a big one, i wanted to add BridgesTV too - it is on dish network and Verizon Fios in NYC

[a2z]

my family watches Geo and Qtv

Qtv is an Islamic channel thats in urdu. (so you can add that to the list as well)

[ilmseeker]

ARY is another urdu channel

[Ammar AlShukry]

PeaceTV is a big one, i wanted to add BridgesTV too - it is on dish network and Verizon Fios in NYCDoes ANYONE actually watch bridges though?

Like we want channels that are seriously watched on a daily basis in your homes.

[Imtiaz]

Does ANYONE actually watch bridges though?

Like we want channels that are seriously watched on a daily basis in your homes.you have a point there, the problem with BridgesTV is it is a great concept - however it doesnt have a strong "easy to get" distribution.

[Dawud Israel]

I remember reading something on here a while back about how AlMaghrib should advertise on ATN. It's on 24/7 in virtually every Desi family home throughout Canada. I've seen people watch it 24/7 in Toronto to Edmonton- not just homes but restaurants too. I think ATN would be the best way to target the middle-class Desi demographic, especially if you got some of the Desi AlMaghrib instructors to give talks. And I know there are some Somali and Arabs who watch this stuff too!

I think that's another thing to use- have Arab instructors for the Arabic-speaking channels and the Desi instructors for the Desi-based channels--it appeals more to people and easier to relate.

There is definitely a cultural/geographic factor to it- Islam has different traditions and movements within it all trying to strengthen the deen. I think that's where it's best: to focus on those areas that everyone will agree like doing the Heart Wheel Journal for Ramadan- which everyone will endorse.

[Bint Al-Sham]

Well mbc is greatly watched, it's probably the most watched Arabic channel

[Ammar AlShukry]

what about it? Does your family watch it? Which country is it watched in?

[ShujaSlam]

my family watches Geo TV and ARY digital (both paki channels)...there are some good shows that come on those channels such as Alim Online, Baynul-Quran, etc.

But I watch Peace tv online =), awesome channel.
Even Sheikh Yasir Qadhi had a show on it; the Seerah of the Prophet (SAW)

[Allah's Slave]

alfajr tv. which is really popular in the arab countries, am not sure if they have that channel in the U.S., sheikh yasir qadhi gots a quran show on there which i thought was pretty cool mashallah.
also almajd is pretty good, iqra and al-nas, these 3 are watched alot in the u.s and in the arab countries.

[ShujaSlam]

which Quran show is that?(Yasir qadhis on Al Fajr)
and is that on youtube, or like can you find that online?

[Allah's Slave]

when i was overseas,i happened to open alfajr and yasir qadhi was teaching tajweed on his show.i tried youtube, but couldn't find the show.

[heavens_scent]

My family and many other families i know often watch Iqra, Dubai, Abu Dubai, Nile, MBC, Aljazeerah, Alarabia..etc These channels are both watched a lot here and overseas.

[Rabiah - la Voyageure ©]

what happened to IQRA tv?

[LoNgInG_2_jAnNaH]

what happened to IQRA tv?
I second that...MANY people watch Iqra (especially the practicing ones).

It's an arabic channel. Please add it to the poll.

[mobinuddin]

I think Iqra should be added poll, too. They have MashAllah AMAZING programs.:)

[Rabiah - la Voyageure ©]

I think Iqra should be added poll, too. They have MashAllah AMAZING programs.:)
It's not my thread - but I took the liberty of adding Iqraa to the poll

[BanuAhmed]

Other than CNN The Most Trusted Name in News... :P

Al Jazeera and Iqaraa TV when they get the chance

[Rabiah - la Voyageure ©]

So for those who watch Iqraa - what shows do you like to watch in particular?

I just tune in the channel whenever I get the time, and there's always something great on.. I still don't know the schedule of anything.

Sh. Aidh al Qarni's programme comes sometime in the evening... does anyone know which days and time?

[fajrfriend123]

We have Dish Network and in that they givbe free previews. So we get Iqraa Channel a lot and its really cool because they show the live prayers from Mecca and Medina.

[Sanaa A]

PEACE TV all the way =D


it would be totally awesome if AlMaghrib had their own TV channel....serious that would rock!! inshaAllah maybe an idea for the future.... :)

[Rabiah - la Voyageure ©]

No one watches Huda tv?
Can you watch it in North America?

[muslimah1992]

Salaam Alaikum,
Iqraa TV is what my family always watch its such a good program
اللهم مزيدا من إصلاح نيات القائمين على قناة اقرا السباقة كأول قناة دينية

[Al Baraa]

How come BridgesTV isn't on there.

[roseofislam09]

My father watches Aljazeerah (arabic- might be due to becus he is the ONLY one who seems to understand arabic?...da rest watch Islam channel...WE dont have Peace TV...which by the way is the meaning of "islam' right?...wcs

[mujahideenryder]

check out

muslimco

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[ShujaSlam]

My father watches Aljazeerah (arabic- might be due to becus he is the ONLY one who seems to understand arabic?...da rest watch Islam channel...WE dont have Peace TV...which by the way is the meaning of "islam' right?...wcsIslam is derived from the arabic root that means peace,purity,submission,etc. Its MAIN meaning though is complete submission to the will of Allah (swt) and obdience to His (swt) law.


yeahh muslimco.com is a koool site.
you can also watch peace tv on guidedways.com, very nice site with lota nice stuff.

[Basil]

I don't even own a tv. Highly recommend it.

[AmaniBiryani]

I don't even own a tv. Highly recommend it.
You recommend not owning a TV? May I ask why? Just wondering. =]

[AmaniBiryani]

It's kind of useless if you ask me. The only reason people need to be going on there would be news, which you can get online now, or cartoons for your kids maybe, or the very few limited channels there are now like the ones in the poll. I don't know I just don't see a use for it anymore, but I see a lot of cool channels coming out like Islam Channel in UK, etc, for the purpose of that, that would be pretty nice. Anything besides that, only starts to ruin my brain(in the freaky programming while they're young, sense).

My family used to watch BridgesTv, then they switched over to QTV and GEO. I want Peace TV but I hear you can watch it online live..
Oh, okay. I understand where you are coming from.
I personally enjoy the Discovery Channel, History Channel, and news, or documentaries. But I guess it's better to refrain from the TV because of all the haram on these days.

[sabrun_jamilun]

Channel 13.... I think it 25 on cable ...

[AbdAllahuAkbar]

lol my mother got rid of our television set a long time ago (2 yrs out of my small life is along time). but i voted Iqra because when we did have tv we used to watch it for like 20 mins at most.

I feel great without TV like a big crowbar was stuck in my heart and it was yanked out so easily i feel like i could breathe a whole forest. I encourage all of you to do the same, the fitna (not just indecencies but also time wasted n CSI or ABC MAD TV, BET, history channel, spike tv, UFC, ) all just a waste of time when our qurans just sit there and supress their knowledge. When we could be attending lectures, at the masjid, online, or in a home. Wallahi i love having no TV.....
...computer...is a whole notha fitna tho. u can watch tv on it now!

[Ali ibn AbiTalib]

Peace tv all the way!

[IbnMasood]

This poll sucks. I don't see Cartoon Network on it.

[Abdul Razzaq]

TRU TV wednesday at 10pm Jesse Ventura Conspiracy Theory, best show on tv right now.

[Umm Salma]

It's kind of useless if you ask me. The only reason people need to be going on there would be news, which you can get online now, or cartoons for your kids maybe, or the very few limited channels there are now like the ones in the poll. I don't know I just don't see a use for it anymore, but I see a lot of cool channels coming out like Islam Channel in UK, etc, for the purpose of that, that would be pretty nice. Anything besides that, only starts to ruin my brain(in the freaky programming while they're young, sense).

My family used to watch BridgesTv, then they switched over to QTV and GEO. I want Peace TV but I hear you can watch it online live..You'd probably need a TV if you still watch DVDs at home. Although you can use a computer for that as well.

I like watching DIY networks, like Food Network and HGTV. But I don't have cable TV anymore, so I hardly watch the TV these days.

[Muhammad Aseem]

None of the above.

We don't watch TV.

[Abd As Samad]

Its all about Islam Channel

[Yusuf Issat]

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