W. Montgomery Watt
(14 March 1909 \u2013 24 October 2006)
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W. Montgomery Watt \u2014\u00a0Scottish historian, orientalist, Anglican priest, premiere biographer of Muhammad, prolific Islamicist,\u00a0and Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh \u2014 on the founder of Islam:<\/p>\n
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\u201cHis readiness to undergo persecutions for his beliefs, the high moral character of the men who believed in him and looked up to him as leader, and the greatness of his ultimate achievement \u2013 all argue his fundamental integrity. To suppose Muhammad an impostor raises more problems than it solves. Moreover, none of the great figures of history is so poorly appreciated in the West as Muhammad.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/p>
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