Traditional Muslims consider Christians and Jews to be people of the book, not infidels. Infidels were originally the pagans in the area I think.
The Wahabbis interprete the Muslim tests differently than the normal Muslims do.
"Traditional Muslims consider Christians and Jews to be people of the book, not infidels. Infidels were originally the pagans in the area I think."
No, an infidel is anyone who does not believe that Muhammad is God's prophet and worship Allah alone.
You are a 'disbeliever'
"O you believe! Take not the Jew and the Christians as "Auliya' (friends, protectors, helpers), they are but 'Auliya' of each other.And if any amongst you takes them (as Auliya), then surely he is one of them. Verily, Allah guides not those people who are "Zalmun"(Polytheists and wrong-doers and unjust)
In other words Jews and Christians.
Yes, the Koran calls Jews and Christians 'people of the scriptures' but that does not make them any less 'infidels' since they reject the additional revelation of Islam.
"Whosoever disbelieves in "Taghut' and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break"
What is 'Taghut'?
"The word 'Taghut' covers a wide range of meanngs. It means anything worshipped other then the Real God (Allah), i.e. all the false deites. It may be Satan, devils, idols, stones sun, stars, angels human beings e.g. Messengers of Allah, who were falsely worshipped and taken as 'Taghut'
(Surah 2:256 footnote 11)
Thus, you see that Christians (who believe Jesus Christ is God Incarnate and worship Him as such) are lumped together with pagan worship.
Don't buy into the media/scholar propaganda about 'moderate' Islam
Islam is only 'quiet' when it knows it cannot defeat the 'infidel'.
"The Wahabbis interprete the Muslim tests differently than the normal Muslims do."
The Wahabbis are taking the Koran at what it says.
We should do likewise.