#if it were ruder I would have just blocked but hey maybe it's genuine

[runawaycarouselhorse]

why do people of other religions get punished in islam?

In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Gracious...

"Indeed, those who believed and those who were Jews or Christians or Sabeans [before Prophet Muhammad] - those [among them] who believed in Allah and the Last Day and did righteousness - will have their reward with their Lord, and no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve." [2:62, (translation of interpretation of meaning of the) Quran]

This question is phrased in an inlammatory way that tells me you don't sincerely want an answer and just want to antagonize me or you have hang-ups with religion in general and want to take this out on the nearest adherant of an Abrahamic religion or you just hate Islam/Muslims, but seeing as I'm bored, I'l bite.

If there was no right path, there would be no real reason why uou couldn't follow any other path.

Why do you care if you're not even Muslm what any other religion's God says? Why do you care, if this stuff doesn't apply to you or your world view?

Muslims must treat everyone kindly and justly, unless they wage war against us, prevdnt us from practicjng our faith, drive us out from our gomes, etc. Jihad is self-defense in that respect. If peace is an option, we take it!

"Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes – from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly." [60:8, (translation of interpretation of the) Quran]

We believe life is a test, God wants to see if we love Him enough to worship Him. God sent prophets and messengers to every nation, but over the years, the original texts have been altered, lost, mixed with human interpretation, etc. Islam is the final message and, unlike the previous messages, is for all of humanity until the end of time, and the miracle of this last Prophet is an unchanging book preserved to the end of time (when it will be lifted and all good people will gently pass away, so only the worst of humanity will witness the end before resurrection.)

You can find copies of the Quran from a thousand years ago and not one letter is altered. Translations of its meaning can differ and be incomplete, each translator bringing you only part of the meaning, but the original Arabic text is memorized, understood, and recited daily by many Muslims and always has been for 1400+ years.

The people who worshipped God on their own, having received no message or in the gap between God sending messengers, will enter Heaven, like a pious man who lived in the time between Jesus and Muhammad who worshipped one God and saved baby girls from being buried by their fathers, but knew no religion.

People who simply never heard of God or any of His religions in life could be tested on the Day of Judgment and enter Heaven if they believe.

Anyone upon any of the Abrahmic faiths who never learned the message of Islam can enter Heaven.

There was a Christian man who recognized signs of prophethood in Muhammad before the message of Islam, who wanted to follow him, but passed away before the message (wnen he had just see Jibreel/Archangel Gabriel), and he also entered Heaven.

The Prophet (ﷺ) returned to Khadija while his heart was beating rapidly. She took him to Waraqa bin Naufal who was a Christian convert and used to read the Gospels in Arabic Waraqa asked (the Prophet), "What do you see?" When he told him, Waraqa said, "That is the same angel whom Allah sent to the Prophet) Moses. Should I live till you receive the Divine Message, I will support you strongly."

Another longer narration (sunnah.com has some awkward translating from Arabic though)...

'... Khadija then accompanied him to her cousin Waraqa bin Naufal bin Asad bin 'Abdul 'Uzza, who, during the pre-Islamic Period became a Christian and used to write the writing with Hebrew letters. He would write from the Gospel in Hebrew as much as Allah wished him to write. He was an old man and had lost his eyesight. Khadija said to Waraqa, "Listen to the story of your nephew, O my cousin!" Waraqa asked, "O my nephew! What have you seen?" Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) described whatever he had seen. Waraqa said, "This is the same one who keeps the secrets (angel Gabriel) whom Allah had sent to Moses. I wish I were young and could live up to the time when your people would turn you out." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked, "Will they drive me out?" Waraqa replied in the affirmative and said, "Anyone (man) who came with something similar to what you have brought was treated with hostility; and if I should remain alive till the day when you will be turned out then I would support you strongly." But after a few days Waraqa died and the Divine Inspiration was also paused for a while.'

Another narration concering Waraqah, talks about a ru-yah/true dream or vision the Prophet had of Waraqah wearing white garments, after his death, so he could not have been of the inhabitants of Hellfire.

I and other Muslims are not responsible for your own actions. We are not God to condemn you. I am not a scapegoat for your religious trauma either. But if you feel strongly about what my God would think of you, perhaps you should look into that on your own.