▁ 1 8 7 ▁times . ▁He ▁is ▁thus ▁the ▁most ▁mentioned ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁by ▁reference ; ▁ 2 5 ▁times ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁Isa , ▁third - person ▁ 4 8 ▁times , ▁first - person ▁ 3 5 ▁times , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁as ▁titles ▁and ▁attributes . ▁Mos es ( M usa ) ▁and ▁Abraham ( ib rah im ) ▁are ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁frequently ▁in ▁the ▁Q ur an . ▁As ▁for ▁the ▁fifth , ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁is ▁frequently ▁addressed ▁directly ▁to ▁Muhammad , ▁and ▁it ▁often ▁discuss es ▁situations ▁encountered ▁by ▁him . ▁Direct ▁use ▁of ▁his ▁name ▁in ▁the ▁text , ▁however , ▁is ▁rare . ▁R ar er ▁still ▁is ▁the ▁mention ▁of ▁Muhammad ' s ▁contempor aries . ▁ ▁Pro ph etic ▁claims ▁in ▁movements ▁der iving ▁from ▁Abraham ic ▁relig ions ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁times ▁the ▁term ▁" pro ph et " ▁can ▁be ▁somewhat ▁controvers ial . ▁Many ▁Christians ▁with ▁Pent ec ost al ▁or ▁char ism atic ▁belief s ▁believe ▁in ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁prop he cy ▁and ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁proph et ▁as ▁taught ▁in ▁E ph es ians ▁ 4 . ▁The ▁content ▁of ▁prop he cies ▁can ▁vary ▁widely . ▁Prop he cies ▁are ▁often ▁spoken ▁as ▁quotes ▁from ▁God . ▁They ▁may ▁contain ▁quotes ▁from ▁script ure , ▁statements ▁about ▁the ▁past ▁or ▁current ▁situation , ▁or ▁predictions ▁of ▁the ▁future . ▁Prop he