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muslims call christians people of the book, or people of faith, or what have you. thats the same thing a respectful atheist or a hindu or a jew would call a christian. if you were to ask a muslim if they thought a christian was wrong about their beliefs, would the muslim not answer yes? sure some/most muslims would still have respect for a christians beliefs, like many atheists have a respect for a persons religion. that doesnt mean the muslim doesnt think that person to be delusional.
do you think a person that believes in zues is delusional? how about the sun god ra? how about the prophet joseph smith? do you think he found those golded plates because god told him where they were? of course you dont, you would characterize those beliefs as delusional and superstitious. you might not want to use that word to their face out of respect, but thats exactly what it is.
jesus as a historical figure is almost undisputed in the historical community. nobody is disputing that he lived and taught virtuous, and spiritual things. but a muslim or a buddhist would disagree with his claim that he was the son of god, put on our planet to be killed for the sake of mankind. and if you wanted to get into the strict definition of the word delusion "a false belief held with absolute conviction despite superior evidence", then wouldnt that fit too a tee what a person of a different religion would think of someone elses religion?
they might say exactly "i respect your belief, i think you believe it whole heartedly, but i think it is false , and i think evidence of my religion is stronger."
so in regards to the planet, the majority of which is not christian, i would say that yes, they would think that christianity is a delusion or superstitious. it sounds rude to say when put bluntly, but if we are using the definition of the word, i think the arguement holds up just fine.