Prophet Muhammad In Abrahamic Religion
I think clarification is needed. Christianity is not religion of Jesus AS, this needs to be clear because the verse is not talking about Abraham or Jesus themselves, they are talking about Judaism and Christianity, that these religions do not represent Deen-i-Hanif according to Qur’an. These religions do not represent Abraham, Jesus nor Moses according to Qur’an. The verse I quoted clarified that Abraham did not follow Jewish tradition, nor Christian tradition nor was he like the Quraish who associated partner to Allah. Now among the Quraish there were those who did not do shirk, they were called Hanif. So the Qur’an is indirectly highlighting that among the Quraish, who were neither Jewish, Christian nor Mushrik, the one who called themselves Hanif, are more closer to Abraham and among these Quraish Hanif, Prophet Muhammad was there. So he was among the pure ideology possible in a time when Arabic Judaism called Uzair the son of God, worshipping their scholars and jinns (for black magic) and Arabic Christian who were praying to Jesus, Mary and the Jibareel (Holy Spirit) alongside Allah. So no, neither Judaism nor Christianity in Prophet PBUH time and area were Deen-i-Hanif. Quraish Mushrik, Arabic Judaism and Arabic Christian in 600~ AD were not pure. Only a group of Quraish monotheists called Hanif were considered the closest to Abraham. Qur’an 3:68: The closest of people to Abraham are those who followed him, and this prophet, and those who believe; and Allah is the Guardian of all believers. The verse (3:67) I quoted before indicates that Arabic Judaism and Arabic Christian in Prophet PBUH time and area were not among those “who followed him”, it seems to be a reference to Quraish monotheists that were called Hanif.