Contents

pp v-vi

Preface

pp vii-x

Part 1 - Lectures Given on 23 October 2015 at the University of Edinburgh

pp 1-2

1 - William Montgomery Watt: The Man and the Scholar

pp 3-18

2 - The Study of Islam's Origins since William Montgomery Watt's Publications

pp 19-47

3 - Committed Openness: A Glance at William Montgomery Watt's Religious Life

pp 48-52

Part 2 - Unpublished Writings of William Montgomery Watt

pp 53-54

4 - A Diary

pp 55-66

5 - ‘The Testament of a Search’ and Later Unpublished Writings

pp 67-86

6 - William Montgomery Watt's Inaugural Lecture – Islamic Studies in Scotland: Retrospect and Prospect

pp 87-104

Part 3 - Reflections on the Work of William Montgomery Watt

pp 105-106

7 - Scottish Pioneers of Arabic and Islamic Studies: Reflections on Selected Parts of the Inaugural Lecture of Professor Watt, Given in Edinburgh in October 1965

pp 107-132

Appendices

pp 133-134

Appendix A - Some Reminiscences of Louis Massignon

pp 135-137

Appendix B - A Tribute to Professor Watt

pp 138-145

Appendix C - ‘The Last Orientalist’: a Valedictory Interview with Professor Watt

pp 146-155

Appendix D - A Tribute to Professor Watt

pp 156-156

Appendix E - William Montgomery Watt and a Historicist Interpretation of Islamic History

pp 157-158

Appendix F - Obituaries of Professor Watt

pp 159-172

A Bibliography of the Books Published by William Montgomery Watt

pp 173-175

Index

pp 176-181