Zyada tar log jo aaj apne aap ko Musalman kehte hain, jab woh Arabi alfaz "Yahood" aur "Nasara" sunte hain, to sirf Yehudi aur Isai qaumon ke label ka tasawwur karte hain. Yeh lecture is baat ki wazahat karta hai ke Allah Qur'an mein Yahood aur Nasara ki tareef unke kirdar aur rawaiye ke hawale se karta hai. Yeh alfaz khud ek wazahat rakhte hain, jinki aksar logon ko samajh nahi hoti, aur is wajah se log in qisam ke afraad ki mukammal pehchan karne se qasir rehte hain. Is lecture mein Allah ki ayaat ke zariye yeh samjhaya gaya hai ke Yahood aur Nasara kon hain. Yeh sirf un logon tak mehdood nahi jo apne aap ko Yahood aur Nasara kehte hain, balke har us shakhs ko shamil karte hain jo inke tareeqon (jo unki kitaabon mein mojood hain) aur kirdar ki pairwi karta hai, chahe woh apne aap ko kisi bhi label se pehchaan de. Qur'an mein inka zikr unke kirdar aur rawaiye ke hawale se kiya gaya hai, na ke sirf unke naam ya zaati pehchan ke taur par.
Muhammad Shaikh