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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Who named the People of the Book the Jews and the Christians?

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Question:
This questioner asks: Who named the People of the Book the Jews and the Christians, and what do these terms mean?

Answer:
Allah named them that. He named the Jews "Jews" and the Christians "Christians." The Jews and the Christians are mentioned in the hadiths. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من الذي سمى أهل الكتاب باليهود والنصارى؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com

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