This research aims to shed light on the importance of religion in the life of any human society, and that the mind regulates the lives of the people and is considered as a revelation which guides the minds and thus achieve the integrity of the human soul and stability, as it is important in the life of the community is the one who ensures justice and equality between people. This research deals with the social role of religion through religious definition, and define the place of religion in society, the basic components of religious system, the core of the religion ingredients (belief, myth, weather), offer some theories that addressed the relationship between religion and society (Ibn Khaldun, Karl Marx, Max Weber , Emile Durkheim), and finally a conclusion and a summary of the role of religion in social life.