Ma`rifat

Abstract Among the central topics in the sociology of religion is the discussion of the origin of religion. Without paying attention to the arguments of religions in explaining their origins, sociologists often consider historical and social contexts to be involved in the formation, establishment, continuity and change of religion. This article tries to adopt a position in this regard with the Qur’anic approach and answer the question of the origin of religion. In the light of this Qur’anic position, it is clarified that the theories of sociologists might be true about man-made religions and practices, but not about divine religions. In deriving the view of the Qur’an, the article has followed an inferential approach and has been conducted through reflecting on and analyzing the contents of the related verses and the review of exegetical texts. The distinction between "the origin of religion", "the origin of religiosity" and "the social origin of religion" opens a horizon for the reader to identify the ambiguities that have occurred. The Qur'anic point of view includes three components: "the divinity of the origin of religion", " innateness of the origin of religiosity" and "the sociality of the origin of religion". Sociologists have mainly documented the emergence of religion in the contexts, necessities and requirements of collective life regardless of the causal role of God in sending down the religions and the innate tendency of man to demand and accept religions.