The Difference Between Polytheism and Disbelief

Question
What is the difference between polytheism and disbelief? Are the People of the Book considered Muslims, disbelievers, or polytheists?
Answer

I say, and with God's success: We say: a polytheist or a disbeliever, there is no difference between them in general, and the People of the Book are not Muslims but rather disbelievers and polytheists, and all of this is terminology, so there is no need to dwell on it too much, and God knows best.

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