Kahatowita

Kahatowita(sinhala:කහටෝවිට Tamil:கஹடோவிட) is one of a village in Attanagalla electorate, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka.

In Early The majority of the Villagers followed Sufi Tariqas namely, Qadiriyatun Nabawiyya, badheebiyyatul Qadiriyya,Shaduliyah however the currently the most people have following the Quran and Sunnah.

Assayed Ahmed Mubarak, scholar from Hadramaut, Yemen who introduced Qadiriyatun Nabawiyya tariqa, visited Kahatowita in 1857 while As sheikh Abdullah Ibn Umar Badeeb al Yamani, a scholar from Hadramaut, Yemen visited the village In 1859 to preach Islam and to educate the people of village.Later badheebiyyatul Qadiriyya tariqa was introduced by the people in respect of his visit.

He established a takkiya, near to Muhiyiddeen Jumma mosque and formed and started Zikr Majlise and Islamic Classes to attract the people towards Masjidhs.

[1] Al- Badriya Maha Vidyala founded in 1891 by As sheikh Abdullah Ibn Umar Badeeb al Yamani.

Mustafawiyyah Ahadiya school (Daham Pasala) established in 2006 and which provides basic Islamic education for students.