Preface Part One: Lectures given on 23 October 2015 at the University of Edinburgh Chapter 1: William Montgomery Watt: the man and the scholar, Carole Hillenbrand Chapter 2: The Study of Islam's Origins since W. Montgomery Watt's Publications, Fred Donner Chapter 3: Committed Openness: A Glance at William Montgomery Watt's Religious Life, Richard Holloway Part Two: Unpublished Writings of William Montgomery Watt Chapter 4: A Diary Chapter 5: The Testament of a Search Chapter 6: William Montgomery Watt's Inaugural Lecture - Islamic studies in Scotland: Retrospect and Prospect Part Three: Reflections on the work of William Montgomery Watt Chapter 7: Scottish Pioneers of Arabic and Islamic Studies, David Kerr Appendices a) Some Reminiscences of Louis Massignon, William Montgomery Watt b) Tribute to Professor Watt, Josef van Ess c) The Last Orientalist: A Valedictory Interview with Professor Watt, Bashir Maan and Alistair McIntosh d) A Tribute to Professor Watt, Hakim Mohammed Said e) William Montgomery Watt and a Historicist Interpretation of Islamic History, Hasan Hu¨seyin Adalioglu f) Some obituaries of Professor Watt i) Professor Hugh Goddard, The Scotsman ii) Bishop Richard Holloway, The Guardian iii) Professor Carole Hillenbrand, The Independent iv) Charlotte Aldred, Edinburgh Middle East Report Online A bibliography of the books published by William Montgomery Watt.