A comparativ study of the tolerance from the perspective s of Rumi and john Loke

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Ilam University

2 Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, Ilam University

3 Master of Persian Language and Literature, Secretary of Education

10.22080/jepr.2025.29056.1275

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The idea of ​​tolerance should be considered one of the valuable achievements of human thought that has always been a necessity of every era throughout the history of human life and civilization. Meanwhile, the contribution of thinkers, philosophers, poets, and mystics in promoting this life-giving idea has enjoyed a prominent position. In the East, Rumi, the famous Iranian mystic and poet, views this issue from a mystical perspective, and John Locke, the English philosopher who is known in the West as the father of tolerance, has a philosophical perspective on tolerance. By studying and researching the thoughts of Rumi and John Locke, we will find similarities and differences in their views on tolerance. The similarity of their thoughts on issues such as; The infinity of truth, the low capacity of humans to recognize, the diversity and plurality of thoughts and beliefs, freedom and other issues, the main difference between the two is in the theological perspective, as Rumi viewed it with a mystical perspective and John Locke with a rationalist and philosophical perspective; the issue of freedom is one of the other issues raised in their thoughts, although both believe in freedom of belief, but the difference between the two is that Rumi's view is focused on internal freedom and John Locke is more concerned with external freedom. This article aims to examine and compare the thoughts of Rumi and John Locke on the subject of tolerance and tolerance in a descriptive-analytical manner and by citing examples.

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