The concept of "tolerance" falls within the system of elevated human values, as a deeply rooted civilizational path, an ultimate goal that human thought seeks to achieve, and an intellectual manifestation that reflects the image of the self with all its capabilities, and respect for the other — whoever and wherever they may be — in their personal convictions and intellectual, civilizational, and socio-cultural backgrounds. It is thus an intellectual and civilizational feature embodied — primarily — by patterns of human thought and communicative argumentation at its various levels, tools, manifestations, and functions.

In this context, the status of "intellectual tolerance" emerges as a fundamental component of Arab and Islamic civilization, which has produced — through the intellectual, scientific, literary, and artistic energies of scholars — a diverse cognitive momentum of distinguished civilizational value, as attested to and transmitted to us by the treasures of manuscript heritage and its verified and published rarities.

From here, "heritage" and "tolerance" can be considered two sides of a single civilizational value, and two prominent elements in an epistemological duality worthy of research, scrutiny, contemplation, and foresight, which this second scientific symposium in the journey of "Manuscript Heritage and Human Thought" seeks to achieve through its second station entitled: "Manuscript Heritage and Intellectual Tolerance"; in order to answer a number of important fundamental questions, most notably:

• How did "tolerance" emerge as an intellectual force and moral value in the contents of diverse Arabic manuscripts? And in the works of editors?
• To what extent did ancient scholars contribute to developing the thought of tolerance through their works?
• How was tolerance manifested in the opinions and positions of Orientalists regarding what Arabic and Islamic manuscripts contained?
• What role did the science of text editing and codicology play in building the system of intellectual and civilizational tolerance?
• What efforts has the United Arab Emirates made and continues to make regarding the thought of tolerance in service of heritage issues?

The concept of "tolerance" falls within the system of elevated human values, as a deeply rooted civilizational path, an ultimate goal that human thought seeks to achieve, and an intellectual manifestation that reflects the image of the self with all its capabilities, and respect for the other — whoever and wherever they may be — in their personal convictions and intellectual, civilizational, and socio-cultural backgrounds. It is thus an intellectual and civilizational feature embodied — primarily — by patterns of human thought and communicative argumentation at its various levels, tools, manifestations, and functions.

In this context, the status of "intellectual tolerance" emerges as a fundamental component of Arab and Islamic civilization, which has produced — through the intellectual, scientific, literary, and artistic energies of scholars — a diverse cognitive momentum of distinguished civilizational value, as attested to and transmitted to us by the treasures of manuscript heritage and its verified and published rarities.

From here, "heritage" and "tolerance" can be considered two sides of a single civilizational value, and two prominent elements in an epistemological duality worthy of research, scrutiny, contemplation, and foresight, which this second scientific symposium in the journey of "Manuscript Heritage and Human Thought" seeks to achieve through its second station entitled: "Manuscript Heritage and Intellectual Tolerance"; in order to answer a number of important fundamental questions, most notably:

• How did "tolerance" emerge as an intellectual force and moral value in the contents of diverse Arabic manuscripts? And in the works of editors?
• To what extent did ancient scholars contribute to developing the thought of tolerance through their works?
• How was tolerance manifested in the opinions and positions of Orientalists regarding what Arabic and Islamic manuscripts contained?
• What role did the science of text editing and codicology play in building the system of intellectual and civilizational tolerance?
• What efforts has the United Arab Emirates made and continues to make regarding the thought of tolerance in service of heritage issues?