The time in Saudi Arabia is : click here Detailed Map of Saudi Arabia |  Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia is an Islamic kingdom located on the Arabian Peninsula, covering most of that land mass. Saudi Arabia is almost entirely desert but contains 25% of the world's oil reserves. The nation is ruled by an absolute monarchy, with the semi-feudal state tightly controlled by the large royal family. Saudi Arabia was the birthplace of Islam 1300 years ago, and Islam now controls nearly every area of life, public and private. The government is known as one of the world's most repressive regimes, and human rights are routinely viola…

What is religion? This question has puzzled theologians throughout human history. But how did religion start in the first place? Why did it start? In order to understand some of these issues, let us have a look at the etymology of the word “religion” itself, and see that when and where this word was used for the very first time in the human history.

The word religion was used for the very first time in the Latin language. The actual word used in Latin was “religio”, which changed into religion when came into English. The roots of the Arabic word “Mazhab” or “Deen” can also be traced back to “religio”. In the Latin language, the word “religio” had three basic meanings; which are Faith, Trust & Belief.

If you further analyse these three words, faith, trust and belief; then you realize that there are actually three different characteristics