Political tolerance and interaction in the Qur'an and Hadith

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Department of Jurisprudence and Fundamentals of Islamic Law, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran

10.30510/psi.2022.331125.3151

Abstract

Political tolerance and interaction in the Qur'an and Hadith can be considered as one of the important tasks of governments and politicians to achieve national unity and the growth of various social ideas. Relying on the manners of the infallibles and the institutionalization of the elements of Sadrism, Muslim political rulers consider tolerance in social interactions as one of the main factors in reducing and controlling the level of confrontation and conflict among groups, guilds and individuals in society. This research seeks the role and effects of political tolerance from the perspective of the Qur'an and the tradition and manners of the Imams. And how and based on what strategies the interactions between the government and the nation as well as formal and informal individuals, parties, groups and organizations can be optimally managed and violent clashes can be prevented. This article provides a detailed picture of the position and role of this element in socio-political engineering by descriptive-analytical method and by analyzing the perspective of Quran and Hadith. Different areas and relations of governments and interaction of cultures, how to deal with religious minorities in Islamic countries has become doubly important. Therefore, identifying Islamic commands and rules in the field of interaction and tolerance with others and other countries in the contemporary world is very helpful and effective.

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