The time in Algeria is : click here Detailed Map Of Algeria |  Flag of Algeria The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is located on the northern coast of Africa. It is bordered by the coastal plains along the Mediterranean Sea in the north, and the Sahara desert in the south - which covers 80% of the entire country. After a bitter war of liberation, Algeria adopted a one party socialist system of government. However, independence and the socialist political system that followed have failed it dismally. Since independence, the government zealously encouraged the development of an Islamic Arab socialist state. Proselytism i…

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