Tolerance is an important aspect of Islamic teachings. In th Qur’an, there are no less than 300 verses that talk about tolerance. It is imperative for us to instill the values of tolerance in everyday life. Getasan Village is one of the villages that has received the title or nickname of pluralism village in Semarang district. Getasan Semarang is one small form of strengthening tolerance and maintaining the integrity and peace of the Republic of Indonesia. Respect and appreciation is their way of being tolerant in their opinions and even in their sect and religious confession. By relying on the last verse in Q.S Al Kafirun, through the intermediary of Qur’an teachers or local religious figures, they can understand tolerance and apply it in everyday life in a friendly and harmonious manner.
This is what needs to be studied regarding the community's understanding of Q.S Al Kafirun and its implementation in religious tolerance which is the motto of their daily lives. The formulation of the problems in this study are: (1) How is the understanding of the society of Getasan Village Semarang towards the teachings of tolerance practice in Q.S Al-Kafirun verse 6? (2) How is the practice of religious tolerance of the society of Getasan Village Semarang in daily life?
The method of this research is field research, which is about the phenomenon of the Living Qur'an. This research is descriptive qualitative, meaning that a study was conducted to gain an in-depth understanding of the community's understanding of QS. Al-Kafirun and its implementation in religious tolerance. The approach used in this research is the reception theory approach.
The results of this study conclude that the understanding of the community in practising the teachings of tolerance verses, namely the last verse in Q.S Al Kafirun through the intermediary of the Koran teacher or religious leaders around them can understand tolerance and apply it in everyday life without criticizing each other. And live under the auspices of harmony and peace together to maintain the integrity of Getasan Semarang village and NKRI. In the study of Living Qur'an, especially reception studies, the understanding or response of the community to the verse can be categorized as exegesis reception, with the indicator is the routine recitation of mothers, where the ustadz as lecturers often use tolerance verses such as the last verse of Surah Al-Kafirun as the main source of their lectures. Apart from reading, understanding and teaching the Qur’an, the teaching is also about exploring the blessings of life, happiness and tranquility in life.
The tolerance practice of the society of Getasan Village Semarang is interpreted with respect and appreciation because it is influenced by the factor of maintaining mutual integrity and village unity. Respect and appreciation are the way they tolerate opinions and recognition of their flow and religion, the practice of tolerance in everyday life is also applied by helping each other in joint activities, giving each other food in the form of vegetables or market snacks and participating in guarding places of worship when one of the community members celebrates their respective religious holidays and providing solutions to opinions and justifying the existence of other religions besides Islam and respecting the flow they profess as long as it does not change the beliefs of others and disturb other people's worship.