Limitation of Religious Tolerance Practices among Mualaf Family Relations

A The life of Muslim by birth is accustomed to the Islamic culture and way of life. However, the life of Mualaf is different whereby Mualaf faces many challenges in living as a new Muslim. Meeting the demands of Islamic teachings either in the aspect of faith, worship or ethics requires patience and motivation. While facing challenges to deal with the community who are Muslim by birth, Mualaf also face the issue of religious tolerance when interacting with non-Muslim family members. In this case, it is importance for them to understand Islamic teachings and draw the lines that limits their interaction with the other especially in the matters of faith and the practices. This study aimed to assess the limitations of religious tolerance that occurs in the realities of a mualaf life. Textually, the study analyses the previous writing such as books and paper journals that relate with the issue of Mualaf and his religious life. Moreover, the study also includes the field research in which, a total of 17 informants from 4 zones were interviewed. Their response assists to understanding the real life of mualaf in dealing and interacting with non-Muslim family members. The findings of the study found that the informants were aware that there was no compromise in matters of faith and worship. Religious tolerance among mualaf only involves social interaction such as attending non-religious ceremonies. The findings are expected to give some added values to the researcher who studies on religious tolerance and to serve as a guide to a more detailed study on the impact of religious tolerance in improving the sustainability of good relations between Muslims and non-Muslims.