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Is someone who believes in God alone and in His messengers, and believes that the Qur’an is from God, but does not rule by it and assumes the permissibility of ruling by the original Torah, considered a Muslim?

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Among the fundamentals of faith is belief in all revealed books and messengers, foremost among them the Quran and Muhammad, peace be upon him, the Seal of the Messengers. It is obligatory for every person from all nations to believe in him, follow him, and uphold his Sharia. Whoever claims to believe in him and the Quran but does not uphold its rulings is not a Muslim, and their destiny is Hellfire. Mere affirmation of belief is not beneficial without submission and adherence, as happened with Abu Talib, and with the Jews and Christians who recognized the Messenger, peace be upon him, but did not follow him, and thus were disbelievers. Therefore, it is obligatory for every Jew or Christian to embrace Islam, because the Muhammadan message is the final and abrogating message for previous religions, and "whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted from him." And whoever does not believe in what Muhammad, peace be upon him, was sent with, will be among the inhabitants of the Fire. The religion of a Jew or Christian is not valid until they believe in the law of Islam and adhere to the حكم (ruling) of the Noble Quran, for the Quran is an abrogator and a dominant over the previous books that have been subjected to alteration.

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