A study of the Koran’s verses leads us to this reality that the purpose of citing the events and stories of people, societies and the prophets in the past is not just to explain the historical events. In fact, the main goal is to state the principles (fundamentals), grounds and traditions. Through investigating in these verses we would identify the characteristics of society and get to know how to rule it.  

 Terms like Qarieh (city or village), Qora (cities or villages), nation, and Umam, are used in the Koran. When it talks about these terms some characteristics are clarified as positive and some as negative. For example, justice and fairness are categorized as appropriate   characteristics and injustice and unfairness are classified as inappropriate one.

 This dissertation aims to explore the characteristics of governing in Koran in order to identify good and bad government.

 In this thesis, state and government are defined from the political science viewpoint.  The thesis addresses these questions: “Is it possible to study state and government in the Koran?” If so, based on the Koran’s verses, “what are the characteristics of good and bad government?”  

 The thesis explores the characteristics of good government. Some of these characteristics belong to people and some to their deeds. Some of the characteristics also belong to government and some to the leaders of society. Through studying the verses, we have identified   59 of these characteristics.

 Based on the verses, that talk about brutal leaders, the thesis also explores the characteristics of bad government. In this thesis pharoah and his government and society have been taken into consideration as a symbol of a bad government.

 The thesis also addresses the Western and Islamic scholar's view about government and its appropriate and inappropriate characteristics.