Muhammad was born in Mecca in the Arabian Peninsula in the year 570 A.D. to a pagan family who worshipped idols and had no faith in God.  It is of great interest to note that the Quran, the holy book of Islam, does not mention Muhammad's birth, his father or his mother, or any of his ancestors.  The only ones who are mentioned in the Quran are Abu Lahab, Muhammad's uncle, and his wife.  In Surat Al-Lahab both were destined to hell fire because Abu Lahab refused to support Muhammad and ridiculed him.  (Surat Al-Lahab 111:1-5). But we read in the Bible about Moses' father and mother and all the details of his birth (Exodus 2:1-10).  Moses was…

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