Are Zoroastrians and Sabaeans considered among the People of the Book, and are they to be treated as such?
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Zoroastrianism is a polytheistic religion, and their حكم (ruling/status) in Islam is the same as that of the polytheists. As for the Sabians, they comprise several sects, and scholars have differed as to whether they are People of the Book or not.
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