This ten-page undergraduate paper is on the history and origin of Islam. A very common belief of the modern world is, that religion and worshipping a Divine authority, that is God, is a deprivation of man's freedom. But one has to ponder over the fact that man is a creation of God, and has been so created that without love and affection, devotion, mutual cooperation and hoping for the best, he cannot continue his life. The feeling or urge of love and devotion is inherent in his nature. That same creator through the intermediary of the Prophets, in form of religion, catered to this tendency of man, and has provided him with a manual or a code of life, to program his life accordingly, which would help to bridle the inherent instincts. This confirms the fact, that, religion is a means of satiating man's devotion to God and at the same time equips and prepares him to prevent obliteration. This undergraduate paper deals with the History of Islam, whose principles are rooted in the above mentioned concept. 10 pgs, bibliography lists 9 sources.