Friday Sermon (MTA 1)

Friday Sermon (Arabic: خطبہ جمعہ‎, transliterated: Khuṭbāh Jummāh) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is the longest running programme of MTA International. It is a sermon delivered by Khalifatul Masih, the spiritual head of Ahmadi Muslims (members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community) and was the first program aired on AMP in 1992 before the channel rebranded to MTA International in 1994. The programme is aired live with simultaneous translations in more than 10 languages and also translated further in more than 20 languages. It is mainly broadcast at Baitul Futuh in Mordern, London at 1PM (GMT), however can (and has been) delivered from many different locations around the world.

Friday Sermon
خطبہ جمعہ‎ - Khut̪bāh Jummāh
GenreReligion
Presented byMirza Masroor Ahmad
Opening themeAzaan
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original language(s)
  • Urdu
  • Live Translations in:
    Arabic, Bengali, English, French, German, Indonesian, Malayalam, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, Twi, Yoruba
  • Additional translations in:
    Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Dutch (text)[1], Hindi, Italian (text)[2], Macedonian[3], Pashto, Polish (YouTube CC), Persian, Odiya, Russian, Sindhi, Telugu, Turkish, Uzbek
Production
Production location(s)Baitul Futuh
Running time1 hour
Production company(s)MTA International
Release
Original networkMTA International
Picture format4K 16:9
Original release1994 –
Present
External links
[alislam.org Production website]

Format

At the arrival of the Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Azaan is recited after which the Khalifatul Masih delivers his sermon mainly on a particular topic. Afterwards the Friday prayers are commenced however it is usually not shown on air.

In the Media

The Ahmadiyya Friday Sermon has featured on news channels and websites. ITV News reported about the Caliph's message of peace and condemning of ISIS' acts of violence in the Friday Sermon.[4] The Standard also wrote about the Friday Sermon's message.[5] Similarly, Newswire discussed the Friday Prayer's message for "Mosques to Combat Homegrown Terrorism".[6] The Malta Times also discussed the Ahmadi Caliph's Friday Sermon and his message of peace ("Love For All, Hatred For None").[7] ChristianPost considered the growth of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community and discussed the Ahmadiyya Friday Sermon.[8] Furthermore, The Examiner analysed the MTA Friday Sermon's advice of strict care in handling the Syrian crisis.

Production

The sermon was first aired in 1994 and is successful airing on. It is produced by MTA 1 and is translated for the viewers other channel. It is shown of all channels of MTA International. It can be found on different official websites of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. It is tried to delivered to Ahmadis on every media.[9] [10] [11] [12] The channel and program were established by Mirza Tahir Ahmad. MTA became the First International Muslim channel to broadcast Islamic programming, including the Friday Sermon.

References
  1. Ahmadiyya Belgium: https://www.ahmadiyya-islam.org/be-nl/
  2. Ahmadiyya Italy: https://www.alislam.it/category/sermoni/
  3. YouTube: Ahmadiyya Macedonia (unsure if official) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_qTNwU0pqvRjuLApVG7zOg
  4. "ITV News: Ahmadi Muslims across Midlands united against ISIS". ITV News. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  5. "The Standard: thousands-of-muslims-gather-for-prayers-in-south-london-to-urge-young-people-to-abandon-religious-extremism". The Standard. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. "muslim-leader-calls-for-mosques-to-combat-homegrown-terrorism". Newsire. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. "Islam upholds freedom of speech". Malta Times. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. "ChristianPost". ChristianPost. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. "MTA International". MTA International. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  10. "Official Youtube Channel". Al Islam Library. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  11. "Official Production Website". Rah-e-Huda. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  12. "Official Production Website". Al Islam. Retrieved 5 September 2011.


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