Ma`rifat

Abstract Religious government in the Qur'an and the Testaments has for long been discussed in topics about the intellectual and ideological areas of mankind. These two categories have characteristics that distinguish them from each other. The most important difference between these two types of government is that, according to the Qur'an, religious government has a divine approach and a heavenly origin, while, from the point of view of the Testaments, religious government has an earthly origin (kingdom). In fact, the religious government in the Qur'an considers the role of religion in all social, political, moral, cultural, and social fields as necessary, but the religious government in Testaments prohibits the interference of religion in these areas. The present research investigates the differences between the religious government in the Qur'an and the religious government in the Testaments. The results of this descriptive-comparative research indicate that religious government is considered the best type of government according to the Qur'an, because the Qur'an itself is the last and most complete divine book. Religious government in the Testaments has been rejected due to the falsifiability of these holy books and their secular nature. It is proved by reason and evidence that none of the characteristics of the religious government in the Testaments is compatible with the religious government in the Qur’an.