Overview of Iqraa
The
Launch, Vision and Development of Iqraa Channel
Founded
by Sheikh Saleh Abdullah Kamel on the first of Rajab 1419 AH, October
21, 1998 CE, Iqraa was the first Islamic satellite channel, launched with the
goal to reflect the original Arab culture and spread the tolerant and
moderate teachings of Islam, while addressing all family members through
its diverse programming.
The
launch of Iqraa Satellite Channel was without a doubt a groundbreaking,
successful and prominent experience, as the first Islamic satellite channel
in the world, that started broadcasting in Arabic, covering the Arab world,
and later expanding to cover Europe, then North America, then Asia and
Australia. Now, Iqraa Channel’s broadcast covers almost the entire world.
Iqraa’s
first international channel was launched in English in 2011, followed by French,
as a precursor to spreading this moderate thought in many languages to all
mankind.
Origin,
Perspective, Vision and Essence
Origin:
{Iqraa
(read) in the Name of Your Lord, Who Created} was the first Quran verse
revealed to Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. A uniting word
that renounces dissension, racism and sectarianism.
Perspective:
Allah
says: {We have made you (believers) a justly-balanced Ummah (community), that you might be witnesses over the
nations, and the Messenger a witness over you.} The Islam revealed to Prophet
Muhammad is free from any fanaticism, extremism or sectarianism. It is a religion
of love, tolerance, development and civilization.
Vision:
Iqraa
seeks to be a voice of the true moderate face of Islam, propagating Islam’s
tolerance in every language that Muslims speak, presenting programs that touch
upon their lives, address their spiritual, social and economic interests, and cater
for their human needs, with an Islamic perspective and a modern vision.
Essence:
True
moderate Islam