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From: paul@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
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Subject: "People of the Book"
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Date: 3 Mar 90 04:10:36 GMT
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Approved: naim@eecs.nwu.edu (Naim Abdullah)


>know, the prophet only used the term for Christians and Jews but I have heard 
>people use the term in the broader sense outlined above (mainly to justify
>marriage to a Hindu or a Sikh woman :-) ).
>
>        Naim

Naim, in one of his footnotes Yusuf Ali seems to indicate that Hindus
are indeed people of a revealed religion hence includes them in this
definition. I'm not certain that I agree..