The Realm and Conditions of Tolerance in the Quran and Tradition

Today, some Muslims have been subject to extremism due to a lack of understanding of the Islamic teachings about tolerance, and have replaced violence with peaceful coexistence. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the conditions and the scope of tolerance from the viewpoint of Islam to enable us to adopt the correct behavioral approach in Islamic sources. Using a descriptive-analytical method, this paper studies the realm and conditions of tolerance in the Quran and tradition. The findings show that, the fulfillment of the conditions of tolerance depends on maintaining the religious principles and values, rejecting the oppressors, avoiding the opposition with the Divine limits, observing the rights of others and preserving the human dignity. The scope of tolerance is widespread in Islam, which includes, God's tolerance with humans, political tolerance, that's mean, tolerance with polytheists, hypocrites and critics, social tolerance, that's mean, tolerance with the People of the Books, ethnicities and nationalities, Islamic denominations, as well as tolerance with parents, spouses and children, and moral tolerance, that's mean, tolerance in the style of coverage, behavior and dealing with criminals.