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'{{About|a television channel|proteins|MTA1}} {{short description|Muslim television channel}} {{Infobox television channel | name = MTA1 WORLD | former_names = Ahmadiyya Muslim Presentation<br>MTA International<br>MTA1 Al-Awala<br>MTA1 | logo = Mta 1 int.png | logo_size = 180px | logo_alt = | launch_date = January 1994 | picture_format = 1080i HDTV<br>{{small|(downscaled to [[16:9]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]]-satellite feed)}} | network = [[Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International|MTA International]] | owner = Al Shirkatul-Islamiyyah | slogan = ''Reaching the Corners of the Earth'' | country = {{UK}} | language = [[Arabic Language|Arabic]], [[English language|English]], [[Urdu]] | area = International | headquarters = United Kingdom | sister_channels = [[MTA 2|MTA2HD EUROPE]]<br>[[MTA 3|MTA3 العربية]]<br>[[MTA Africa 1|MTA4 Africa]]<br>MTA5 Africa<br>MTA6 ASIA<br>MTA7HD ASIA<br>MTA8HD AMERICA<br>MTA 8+3 | web = [http://www.mta.tv www.mta.tv] | terr_serv_1 = RBN Network <br>{{small|[[Suriname]]}} | terr_chan_1 = Channel 5.3 | sat_serv_1 = {{plainlist| *[[Sky (UK & Ireland)|Sky]]<br>({{small|[[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|UK & Ireland]]}}) *[[Astra 2G]]<br>({{small|[[Astra 28.2°E|28.2°E Europe]]}})}} | sat_chan_1 = {{plainlist| * Channel 731 * 11264V 27500 2/3 * {{small|{{strong|{{flatlist| * (Original * Urdu * English * French * German * Arabic * Bengali) }}}}}}}} | sat_serv_2 = | sat_chan_2 = | sat_serv_3 = Hispasat 30W-5 | sat_chan_3 = 12052H 27500 3/4 | online_serv_1 = Website | online_chan_1 = [http://www.mta.tv/live Watch live]<br>{{small|(International)}} | online_serv_2 = Website | online_chan_2 = [http://qadianstream.in/ Listen Live]<br>{{small|([[Tamil Language|Tamil]] & [[Malayalam]])}} | online_serv_3 = YouTube | online_chan_3 = [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUhmFB1mvuoU58qu8PYQ5hiCJ7ecb1YPi Watch Live] | online_serv_4 = [[TuneIn|TuneIn Radio]] | online_chan_4 = [http://tun.in/seRMb Listen Live]<br>{{small|(Original & English & [[Urdu]])}} }} '''MTA1 WORLD''' or just '''MTA1''' is the first [[television channel]] of the [[MTA International]] satellite network. It was launched on 1 January 1994 and was initially named as AMP or Ahmadiyya Muslim Presentation. The name was later changed to Muslim Television Ahmadiyya or MTA International. ==Background== The channel was established by [[Mirza Tahir Ahmad]] and became the First International Muslim channel to specifically broadcast a variety of Islamic programmes. After the launch of sister channels, the channel was renamed as MTA1. However, it is still loosely referred to as MTA or MTA International. Its programmes are broadcast throughout [[Europe]], [[North America]], [[South America]] and [[Asia]]. It is also available for live streaming via the Internet. MTA International is run and voluntarily funded by Ahmadis. The purpose of the channel was primarily to broadcast the sermons of the [[Khalifatul Masih|Khalifa]]. It now broadcasts a variety of programs in various global languages for the benefit of the international Muslim Community. Programs include news, sermons, documentaries and even [[Arabic language]] learning for children. Programs are broadcast mainly in [[Urdu]], but several programs are also simultaneously translated and broadcast in other languages. MTA1 broadcast 24/7 and commercial-free with programs for all ages. ==Programs== Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International is the main source of media for the Ahmadiyya Muslim community and also aims to spread the message of Islam around the world. Some of the key programs broadcast include the Friday Sermon by the current [[Ahmadiyya Caliphate]], educational and cultural programs, world news, and a various Talk Shows. These can be watched on TV as well as through smartphone apps for Android, iOS and Nokia. Due to the worldwide audience, a number of programs are simultaneously translated into different languages such as English, German, Bengali, French, Urdu and others. An example of this is the program [[Friday Sermon (MTA 1)|Friday Sermon]] which is translated live simultaneously in at least 8 languages including Arabic, Swahili and Indonesian. This is later translated into more languages like Russian and Spanish etc. All together there can be 16 translations (more or less) per sermon. ===Friday Sermon=== [[Mirza Masroor Ahmad]], the Caliph and worldwide head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, delivers the Friday Sermon each Friday, usually from the [[Baitul Futuh]] Mosuqe in London. MTA broadcasts the Friday Sermon Live with up to 8 simultaneous translations, and also provides an online stream. Through MTA therefore, the Imam is able to address not just the congregation, but also the entire world. It gives the Imam a chance to advise all Muslims at the same time on urgent matters that face them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday Sermon |url=http://www.mta.tv/programs.asp |url-status=dead |accessdate=2011-09-05 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905094500/http://mta.tv/programs.asp |archivedate=2011-09-05}} {{Dead link|date=June 2021}}</ref> The Friday Sermon was the first program aired on [[MTA International]] in 1992 and is MTA's longest-running programme. ===Question and Answer Session=== [[Mirza Tahir Ahmad]], the late Fourth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community answers questions from guests in sessions held around the world. Questions included, why do only women in Islam have to cover themselves? How can there be a prophet after the Prophet Muhammad? What is the future of western society? Are natural disasters a punishment from God? The Caliph’s style blended knowledge with humour allows for providing thought-provoking answers to common questions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Question and Answer Sessions (English) |url=http://www.mta.tv/programs.asp |url-status=dead |accessdate=2011-09-05 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905094500/http://mta.tv/programs.asp |archivedate=2011-09-05}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021}}</ref> ===Bustan-e-Waqfe Nau and Gulshan-e-Waqfe Nau=== [[Mirza Masroor Ahmad]], accompanies Waqfe Nau children in the class in a learning but welcoming environment. There are three types of classes with reference to Gulshan-e-Waqfe Nau. * Bustan-e-Waqfe Nau: This is with boys and girls under the age of 12 * Gulshan-e-Waqfe Nau Atfal: This is with boys between the ages of 12 and 15 * Gulshan-e-Waqfe Nau Khuddam: This is with boys above the age of 15 * Gulshan-e-Waqfe Nau Nasirat: This is with girls above the age of 12 ===Intekhab-e-Sukhan=== See also [[Intikhab-e-Sukhan]] Intikhab-e-Sukhan is a television program hosted by Mubarak suiddique on MTA that features popular videos and music-free songs of poetry, known as ‘nazms’. The programme allows viewers the opportunity to interact with MTA by sending messages, which are read out live. The program plays the top most requested nazms of the week, as requested by viewers who can vote online, fax, email, or phone live during the programme. The programme begins with a ‘hamd’, beautiful poems to express love and devotion to God, followed by a ‘na’at’, poems written in praise of the Holy Founder of Islam, the [[Prophet Muhammad]]. Intikhab-e-Sukhan features poetry from some of the most exceptional poets of past and present. These include couplets from the poetry of the founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and some of his successors. Other poets, such as the outstanding Obaidullah Aleem, also feature regularly.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intekhab-e-Sukhan (Urdu) |url=http://www.mta.tv/programs.asp |url-status=dead |accessdate=2011-09-05 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905094500/http://mta.tv/programs.asp |archivedate=2011-09-05}} {{Dead link|date=June 2021}}</ref> ===Faith Matters=== An Interactive program in English which allows viewers the opportunity to ask questions relating to faith in general. Questions asked vary widely in nature. ===Rah-e-Huda=== An Interactive program in Urdu which allows viewers the opportunity to ask questions relating to specifically [[Ahmadiyyat]]. Some of the questions asked include, concerning the second coming of the Messiah in the latter days, the prophecies, the death of [[Jesus]] and the Finality of Prophethood. The questions can be asked live via phone, fax, text or email. ===Shotter Shondane=== An Interactive program in Bengali which allowers viewers the opportunity to ask questions mainly relating to [[Ahmadiyyat]]. The questions can be asked via phone or fax. ==References== {{Reflist|2}} [[Category:Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International]] [[Category:British Pakistani mass media]] [[Category:Television channels and stations established in 1994]] [[Category:Urdu-language television channels in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Commercial-free television networks]]'