The time in Syria is : click here Detailed Map of  Syria |  Flag of Syria The Syrian Arab Republic is located on the eastern Mediterranean coast, in the Middle East. It has a varied topography of mountains, fertile plains, and desert. Oil and agriculture are important to the economy, but heavy military spending in confrontations with Israel have hindered development. A part of the Ottoman Empire until 1918, Syria gained independence from France in 1946. Since a coup in 1970, it has enjoyed relative internal stability. At one time Islam was the state religion, and though it is still recognized as the religion of themajorit...

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