The Van Dyke Translation of the Bible in Arabic, which is a widely used translation among Arabic-speaking Christians. Our website includes the entire Bible, including the Old and New Testaments, in HTML format. You can navigate to specific books, chapters, and verses using the links provided on the website. In addition to the Van Dyke Translation, the website also provides resources for studying the Bible and learning more about the Christian faith. In HTML Format - OT | NT

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