Original sentence: Some modern scholars have argued that the origins of the Quranic story lies in the Syriac Alexander Legend, but others disagree citing dating inconsistencies and missing key elements.While some modern Muslim scholars such as Abul A'la Maududi are in favor of identifying him with Cyrus the Great, the majority of modern scholars as well as Islamic commentators still identify  Dhu al-Qarnayn as Alexander the Great
Edited sentence: Some have argued that the origins of the Quranic story lies in the Syriac Alexander Legend, but others disagree citing dating inconsistencies and missing key elements.While some modern commentators are in favor of identifying him with Cyrus the Great, the majority of modern researchers of the Qur'an as well as Islamic commentators identify Dhul Qarnayn as Alexander the Great