Hermeneutik: Jurnal Ilmu Al Qur’an dan Tafsir issn 2354-6204 eissn 2549-4546 Tersedia online di: journal.stainkudus.ac.id/index.php/Hermeneutik DOI: 10.1234/hermeneutik.v13i2.6387 TEORI NASKH DALAM PANDANGAN WILLIAM MONTGOMERY WATT DAN RICHARD BELL Mufti Labib Jalaluddin UIN Jakarta labib.djalal16@mhs.uinjkt.ac.id Abstract This article discusses about two figures‟ thought, William Montgomery Watt and Richard Bell, about the Qur‟an, especially about naskh or an-nasikh wa-l-mansukh in the Qur‟an. The discussion about the theory of naskh evidently results different proclivity of the thoughts. Watt which in one hand accepted the truth of the revelation of Muhammad and in another hand perceived the alteration of revelation in sociological perspective, also proposed hypotheses in which the alteration of revelation might be the result of Prophet‟s addition, although he said that his hypotheses had not have a strong proof. Meanwhile, Bell saw that naskh tends to Prophet‟s revision on compilizing the verses within the Qur‟anic chapters though he also mentioned naskh in understanding of that the abrogation of the law of verse which being remained in the Qur‟an. This article is based on descriptive-analitical and comparative methods. Keywords: naskh, revelation, Qur‟an, Watt, Bell Abstrak Artikel ini membahas mengenai pemikiran dua tokoh, William Montgomery Watt dan gurunya Richard Bell, mengenai al-Qur‟an, khususnya mengenai naskh atau an-nasikh wa-l-mansukh dalam al-Qur‟an. Perbincangan seputar teori naskh dalam pembahasan dua tokoh tersebut ternyata menghasilkan kecenderungan pemikiran yang berbeda. Watt yang di satu sisi menerima kebenaran turunnya wahyu Nabi Muhammad dan di sisi lain melihat naskh dalam arti perubahan wahyu berkaitan dengan kondisi masyarakat secara sosiologis, juga ternyata mengajukan hipotesa bahwa perubahan wahyu bisa saja merupakan hasil penambahan Nabi, kendati hipotesa tersebut menurutnya masih tanpa bukti. Sementara itu, Bell melihat naskh lebih kepada revisi Nabi atas kompilasi ayat