The Conception of “Tolerance” in the Holy Qur’an

The term “Tolerance” is among vocabularies of “hopefulness” in Islamic texts. God, The Exalted, expresses this spirit of hope in Qur’anic verses repeatedly in order to provide a suitable circumstance for men to escape from darkness and then reach the safe point and guidance, paving the ground for taking people to the “Perfection”. This term has not been used in the Qur’anic verses, but the words related to this meaning are expressed there. The purpose of this research is to identify the related vocabularies and notions to Tolerance in the Holy Qur’an in order to have sound recognition of the term. The results show that words such as “repentance”, “forgiveness”, “blessing”, ṣafḥ, and “drowning anger” have a meaningful relationship with the concept of Tolerance (tasāmuḥ and tasāḥul). These applications prove God has shown the practical usage of this term to the servants so that they perceive this concept in a tangible way and cultivate the spirit of Tolerance in themselves.