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Spirit of tolerance in
Islam
What is tolerance? Literally the word "tolerance" means "to
bear." As a concept it means "respect, acceptance and
appreciation of the rich diversity of the world's cultures, forms of expression
and ways of being human." In Arabic it is called "Tasamuh".
There are also other words that give similar meanings, such as
"Hilm" (forbearance) or "'`Afu" (pardon, forgiveness)
or "Safh" (overlooking, disregarding). In the Persian and Urdu
languages, we use the word "rawadari" which comes from
"rawa" meaning "acceptable or bearable" and
"dashtan" meaning "to hold". Thus it means to hold
something
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