Moulana Chalilakath Kunhahammad Haji (Arabic: جاللكت كنّ احمد الحاج 1866–1919) was a Malayali Sunni [2] scholar and Islamic educationalist.
The Muslim ulama issued anti- British fatwa (Shareeth based decree), denouncing the material education, but his brother Kutyamma Sahib exuded enough courage to enroll him in school located at Calicut and there he learnt three languages, Malayalam Sanskrit and English.
He was not only restrained to the Islamic education, but he owned extra ordinary skill and dexterity in astronomy, logical, philosophy, and geometry from Baqiyath itself.
After the graduation from Lathifiya College, he spent considerable period under Abdul Halim Sahib (Shaban, H 1311) studying about astrology at "Advamiaty", the classical text from his "Risalathul Marideen".
He rejected the invitation for the teaching post in Latifiya Arabic College and commenced pedagogy in "Tharamal mosque" (literary means hatched the masjid with leaves of palm).
[10] The institution witnessed the controversial issues in his life such as Inul Qibla, Madrassa reformation, renovation of Arabic Malayalam script.
He composed various books for various purposes like stimulatory texts for students of his institution and other prominent works for eradicate renovated scholars.
This was published by his disciple Sulaiman, native of Mangalore.Nowadays only a few his works are surviving like Atheedathul Baleega Fe Kathaee Davaberil Firkathul Kadiyaniya.
After his service in Mayyazi, he was drawn to Pulikkal by inspiration of Koyakutti Sahib, a pious and mystic scholar of Islam and also his dominant disciple.
In the wake of these problems, a famous debate between such a two separate categories of Ulama was held at Pulikkal in September 1908 and it became ever mentioned incident in the history of Kerala Muslims.
But then Qazi of Kasaragod, Abdulla Moulavi and Hajji's other disciples backed up him to strengthen this ideas and this unforgettable incident later called as debate or dispute of Inul Qibla.
During his stay at Nalllath, the educational revolution erupted in every parts of Kerala and he felt the need of Arabic- Malayalam reformation to ease the difficulties of students to read books.
There were so many people who came forward to reform the Arabic-Malayalam script like Sayyid Sanaulla Makti Thangal (1847–1932), Suleiman Musliyar of Alapuza,Mohammed Abdul Khader Moulavi of Vakkom (1873-1932).
He submitted the new syllabus and curriculum to Darul Uloom to strengthen the religious education, he regulated the periods to the Thafseer, Hadeeth, Fiqh, Manthiq, Mahani, Hisab, Tharik (history), geography, Haiath, Handusa, Munalara, Swarf, Nahv, etc.
No reference no evidence suitable for here In his life's last days, Kalladi Moidu Kutti Sahib drew his emotion by encouraging him to be in Mannarakad masjid.
He breathed his last on Saturday Safar 5, Hijra 1338(1919) and his mortal body was carried from Mannarkad to his one land ‘Tirurangadi’ by bullock cart.