(refered to in an-Nahl 16:103, according to Al-Baidhawi), one of the Christians Muhammad listens to while they recite Torah and Injil. (Hughe's Dictionary of Islam). He was a People of the Book, and well-read in Torah and Injil (Hussain). He became a Muslim and was persecuted cruelly for believing in divine inspiration of scripture (Pickthall).