Muhammadanism is the religion based on the message and conduct of Muhammad who was born ~570 A.D. and died in the year of 632 A.D.   Monotheism is the basic theology of Muhammadanism.  Muhammad taught the oneness, the singleness, and the unity of Allah.  Hence, Muhammadanism is one of the world's monotheistic religions.  Secondly, Muhammad taught that Allah is the Creator of the universe and that nothing is like Allah in our space-time creation.  Essentially, this means that Allah has no equal and that Allah is supremely and infinitely exalted above all creatures.  Also, it means that Allah is uncreated and that all creatures owe their orig…

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