Shihabuddeen Ahmed Koya Shaliyathi

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Shihabuddeen Ahmed Koya Shaliyathi (Arabic:شهاب الدين احمد كويا شاليات, Malayalam:ശിഹാബുദ്ദീന് അഹ്മദ് കോയ ശാലിയാത്തി), who played vital roles in the reformation process of the Kerala Muslims, was the scholar hailing from Kerala, southern state of India. He had occupied crucial positions in Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama,^[1] the official organization of sunni scholars in Kerala.^[2][3]

Early life

He was born to Mohyaddin Kutty Haji in Hijra 1302 Jumadul Akhir at Koyamarakkarakam house at Kozhikode. He was brought under the strict supervision of his parents in religious background and earned the primary education from his father. He was admitted in Darse (Masjid based university) borne by Ali Musliyar, the scholar and freedom fighter. He carried on his further studies under Chalilakath Kunahmed Haji, the reformer hailing from Kerala, and Shamsul Ulama Moulana Mufthi Mahmood, then grand mufti of Madras. He fetched the excellence in Bayan, Badie, Manthiq and Hadeeth. He completed Nizamiya course from Velore Lathifiya college as per his father’s will.

Matrimonial Life

He married from Chaliyath, but it didn’t lasted more and ended in the premature death of the spouse. After the demise of the first spouse, he tied knot with cousin and two sons were born. He was compelled to divorce her due to some technical reason and married daughter of Manekkal Kunnahmed Musliyar.^[4]

In service field

During the time of course at Lathifiya College, he was included in Darul Iftha (Fatwa council) and was appointed as teacher in some subjects. After the completion of course from Latifiya college, he was appointed as the teacher in Riyala Jiyan College Tirunnelvel, Tamil Nadu. He carried on the official duty on the behalf of Ali during his leave for the Hajj pilgrimage and worked in Kolayattur Juma Masjid for five years. He took the duty of main professor in Badukkal Masjid after the invitation of Sheikh Ubaidullahi Madirasi. In Hijra 1245, he was installed on the grand Mufthi position due to his vast knowledge in four school of thoughts.

In Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama

He was the spearhead of the organization in the early intellectual counterattack against the novelty based groups. He chaired the convocation organized at Feroke, Kozhikode district in 1933.^[5][6]

Intellectual works

He had thirty seven books in various subject and hand written copies of them were preserved in Azhariya Library.

Demise

He left the mortal world in Hijra 1374, Muharram 27 and buried near Azhariya Kutubkhana.

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