William Montgomery Watt
William Montgomery Watt (14 Mac 1909 – 24 Oktober 2006[1]) adalah seorang ahli sejarah Scotland, Profesor Emeritus dalam Bahasa Arab dan Pengajian Islam di Universiti Edinburgh. Watt merupakan salah seorang pentafsir Islam bukan-Muslim terpenting di Barat, dan seorang sarjana berpengaruh dalam bidang pengajian Islam."[2] Biograpfi menyeluruhnya terhadap Nabi Muhammad s.a.w., Muhammad at Mecca (1953) dan Muhammad at Medina (1956), dianggap sebagai klasik dalam bidang ini.[2]
Karya
sunting- The faith and practice of al-Ghazālī (1953) ISBN 978-0686186106
- Muhammad at Mecca (1953) ISBN 978-0195772784
- Muhammad at Medina (1956) ISBN 978-0195773071 (online)
- Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman (1961) ISBN 978-0198810780, rumusan dua karya utama di atas (online)
- Islamic Philosophy and Theology (1962) ISBN 978-0202362724
- Muhammad: Seal of the Prophets (???)
- Islamic Political Thought (1968) ISBN 978-0852244036
- Islamic Surveys: The Influence of Islam on Medieval Europe (1972) ISBN 978-0852244395
- The Majesty That Was Islam (1976) ISBN 978-0275518707
- What Is Islam? (1980) ISBN 978-0582783027
- Muhammad's Mecca (1988) ISBN 978-0852245651
- Muslim-Christian Encounters: Perceptions and Misperceptions (1991) ISBN 978-0415054119
- Early Islam (1991) ISBN 978-0748601707
- Islamic Philosophy And Theology (1987) ISBN 978-0748607495
- Islamic Creeds (1994) ISBN 978-0748605132
- History of Islamic Spain (1996) ISBN 978-0852243329
- Islamic Political Thought (1998) ISBN 978-0748610983
- Islam and the Integration of Society (1998) ISBN 978-0810102408
- Islam: A Short History (1999) ISBN 978-1851682058
- A Christian Faith For Today (2002) ISBN 0-415-27703-5
Rujukan
sunting- ^ William Montgomery Watt oleh Richard Holloway. The Guardian. 14 Nov. 2006
- ^ a b Professor W. Montgomery Watt oleh Carole Hillenbrand The Independent