According to Sahih al-Bukhari, the Quran was recited among Levantines and Iraqis, and discussed by Christians and Jews, before it was standardized. Its language was similar to the Syriac language.[citation needed] The Quran recounts stories of many of the people and events recounted in Jewish and Christian sacred books (Tanakh, Bible) and devotional literature (Apocrypha, Midrash), although it differs in many details. Adam, Enoch, Noah, Eber, Shelah, Abraham, Lot, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Jethro, David, Solomon, Elijah, Elisha, Jonah, Aaron, Moses, Zechariah, John the Baptist and Jesus are mentioned in the Quran as prophets of God (see Prophets of Islam). In fact, Moses is mentioned more in the Quran than any other individual. Jesus is mentioned more often in the Quran than Muhammad, while Mary is mentioned in the Quran more than the New Testament. Muslims believe the common elements or resemblances between the Bible and other Jewish and Christian writings and Islamic dispensations is due to their common divine source,[citation needed] and that the original Christian or Jewish texts were authentic divine revelations given to prophets. COUNT 5
QSN1 Which Biblical character is the most often mentioned person in the Quran? ANS1 Moses QSN2 Who has claimed that Christians and Jews had heard and discussed the Quran before it took on its standardized Arabic form? ANS2 Sahih al-Bukhari QSN3 Which older language is thought to strongly resemble that of the Quran? ANS3 Syriac QSN4 Which relative of Jesus appears more often in the Quran than the New Testament? ANS4 Mary QSN5 What do devout Muslims believe is the reason for the overlap of events and characters in the Bible and Quran? ANS5 common divine source