These terms encompass all categories of people.
A non-Muslim can fall under one of four categories, with no fifth option. These categories are: the ignorant but excusable, ignorant due to lack of knowledge, the ignorant but negligent, those who could have known the truth but did not seek it, the defiant, those who knowingly reject the truth), and the rejecter, those who are fully aware of the truth but intentionally deny it.
If a person is ignorant and sincerely believes their religion is true, or if they have investigated and are convinced their faith is right, they are excused. However, if they are negligent or capable of knowing the truth but fail to seek it, they are held accountable for their negligence at the very least. As for the rejecter, they are someone who recognizes the truth but denies it for some reason, and they will be held accountable without a doubt.
It should be noted that the number of excused non-Muslim minors is not small, as some might think, but rather large. Indeed, we may see the majority of non-Muslims going to Paradise, contrary to the claims of some that the majority of non-Muslims will go to Hell.
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