[Pooya/Ali Commentary 22:17] Allah will sit in judgement over the Jews, the Sabians, the Christians, the Magians and the polytheists on the day of judgement. The believers are asked to be tolerant within the limits of tolerance-i.e., so long as there is no oppression, injustice and persecution-but if there is unprovoked aggression, it is the duty of the believers to take suitable action against the mischief-makers and set right the disorder created by them. It would be wrong on the part of believers to intimidate the disbelievers simply because they do not agree with their point of view. For Sabians see commentary of Al Baqarah: 62. The Magians (Majus) consider fire as the purest and noblest element, and worship it as a fit sign of God. Their religion was founded by Zardusht (about 600 B.C.). Their scripture is the Zend-Avesta. It is believed that like Isa, Zardusht also preached the unity of God but his followers, like the followers of Isa, gradually corrupted his preachings and began to worship fire. Like the Jews and the Christians, according to this verse, the Sabians and the Magians may also be described as the people of the book (ahl al kitab), provided they follow the true message of the unity of God preached by their prophets; but when they introduce false beliefs and theories to deny the unity of Allah they are rightly treated as infidels and disbelievers by the true Muslims.