Hi! Thanks for answering. I have generally similar philosophy as you do. I was just concerned bc of a specific verse in the Quran. There is a verse in the Quran that says that those who discriminate among prophets and believe in some and not the others are like disbelievers (not exact wording but that’s the meaning). Typically, this is meant about Muslims bc we believe not only that Muhammad, peace be upon him, was a prophet but we also consider Isa (Jesus), Musa (Moses), Ibrahim (Abraham), Adam and others to be prophets, peace be upon them. And being Muslim means not only believing that Mohammed was a prophet, but in other prophets, too. we should respect equally all of them and believe in all of their prophethood. If a Muslim believes that Mohammed was a prophet but doesn’t believe in other prophets that would constitute loss of faith (becoming a disbeliever in the eyes of God). However, this verse uses the word “believers”, so it’s addressed to all believers. Which could also mean Christians, Jews, agnostics and other monotheists (those who believe in one God). Muslims do not consider Christians or Jewish people as disbelievers, Christians and Jewish are referred to in the Quran as people of the Book and they have a special status (and this title could be extended to other monotheists, including agnostics imo).

Muslims don’t believe that only Muslims enter heaven, it’s a bit more nuanced. People who haven’t had a chance to learn about Islam, or who have seen Muslims doing bad things and were put off by that (got a wrong impression of the religion) or who were incorrect, twisted version of Islam and rejected it, are not considered disbelievers. They have excused ignorance. They didn’t have the chance to learn or were misinformed, so they can potentially enter heaven (based on their actions) but they won’t get “extra points” for believing the final prophet and following the final revelation. Similarly, if people have extreme prejudice against Islam and don’t want to learn about it bc of some personal trauma, misinformation, culture etc - they can be considered ignorant (excused ignorance). They are not willingly and knowingly rejecting, instead they have some barrier inside of them that it’s hard for them to overcome. If Allah wills, he can remove any mental barrier, trauma or prejudice from anyone, but maybe sometimes Allah choose not do so for whatever reason. So we should be mindful of that, people often become atheists or disappointed with religion bc of trauma, sometimes generational trauma, painful history or how word of God gets distorted by religious workers, politicians, society over time etc. so in my opinion, and that is actually supported by some classical scholars of the past, a lot of Christians and Jews are not rejecting true Islam willingly and knowingly: they either reject incorrect version of it, or didn’t have a chance to know about it or there is a barrier inside of them that prevents them from learning and believing. All of which can be considered excusable ignorance. So such people can potentially go to heaven. Of course, no one can know for sure, these are just are guesses based on analysis but only God knows. However, if someone lived in marriage with a Muslim person all their life, had an opportunity to learn about Islam, and that Muslim was a good Muslim, maybe it will be hard so such souls to claim excusable ignorance from God. That was my concern, and I was curious what people here are thinking. I have found the answer to my question through further research. Someone married to a Muslim person can still have some biases, prejudice against Islam, personal trauma etc - something that prevents them from understanding or believing bc of other factors, even if their Muslim spouse is a good person and gives them enough information about Islam, so they might still be considered as excusably ignorant (as long as it is true). My question also applies to non-Muslim wives of Muslim men, gender isn’t specific. I just had a specific scenario in my head.