Wonderfully fashioned Lovingly formed by God on the day He created Adam and Eve Her role is honorable At the side of every great man stands a great woman Precious to God’s heart He calls, “You who dwell in the gardens, let Me hear your voice!” Her position is exalted Generations are raised at her knee and bless her King Solomon describes a woman with the most honorable of qualities. Here is the beautiful portrait of all that a woman can be: Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies. The heart of her husband safely trusts her; so he will have no lack of gain. She does him good and not evil all…

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