The Place of Tolerance in the Political Thought of Ayatollah Khamenei

The place of tolerance means tolerance and non-interference from intent and consciousness, despite the power of suppression, against the ideas of the opposition, despite the long history of this issue, is still the place of conflict, challenge and critique in the field of political thought. The aim of the present article is to study the place, basics, principles and limits of tolerance in the political thought of Ayatollah Khamenei. This research is based on the grounded theory. The results of the survey indicate the basics of Tolerance in Ayatollah Khamenei's Thoughts Based on Ontology, Epistemology, and Anthropology. Tolerance in the political thought of Islam and consequently, political thought of Ayatollah Khamenei is different from that of the West. Tolerance is one of the main features of the rulers in the systems based on religious democracy.