Are the Jews and Christians Muslims

Question

Was the community of ‘Isa ﵇ and the communities of all the prophets called “Muslims”, or what were they called — in the way that the community of the Prophet ﷺ is called Muslim?

Answer

All those who accepted and believed in the divine commands conveyed by Ibrahim ﵇ are Muslims: [ar]سَمَّاكُمُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ[/ar] “He named you Muslims.” Among them were also the original Jews and Christians. But the present-day Jews and Christians are not of that description, and therefore they are not Muslims: today the Muslims are only those people who have believed in the…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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