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What does it mean?
Tolerance in this doctrine means subordinating non-Muslims.
In plain terms
Tolerance means controlling or hurting others.
What can you take from it?
Doctrinal tolerance may mean control.

Where it applies

  • religious study
  • political debate

Putting it to work

  • reading doctrine
  • analyzing terms

Questions to consider

  • What does tolerance mean here?

Another view

Definitions of tolerance vary widely.

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