What does the phrase "People of the Book" imply about Islam's relationship to Judaism and Christianity? (1 point) Islam viewed itself as the only religion guided by the words of God. Islam granted respect to certain religions that lived by written scriptures. Islam sought to imitate the other two religions' emphasis on writing. Islam saw the Judeo-Christian Bible as being equal to the Qur'an.

In Islam, it is common to refer to Christians and Jews as "people of the book." According to some interpretations of the Qur'an, Jews and Christians deserve more respect than polytheists and atheists because they are monotheist, which means they believe in one God. In this sense, according to the Muslim faith, the message of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are one and the same, following the same prophetic tradition that started with the prophet Abraham and finished with the prophet Muhammad and the revelation of the Qur'an. Moreover, according to Islamic belief, Jews and Christians follow a divine message that was revealed by prophets and that was written in holy scriptures: the Torah for Jews and the Gospels for Christians. For that reason, Jews and Christians are labeled as "people of the book." These scriptures are equally sacred for Muslims, although according to Islamic tradition, the message of these scriptures was somehow disfigured due to constant translations, a problem that Muslim scholars say is not present in the Qur'an.