Makam lama di (the old tomb at) Cabang Tiga, Kuala Terengganu...

Sekarang kita ke Kuala Terengganu lagi... Sila!
Now we go to Kuala Terengganu again... Come!

Di Cabang Tiga, sekitar 3km di pinggir bandaraya Kuala Terengganu, terdapat bangunan makam ini...

In Cabang Tiga, some 3km at the fringes of the city of Kuala Terengganu, there lies this tomb building...

Ada sesuatu yang begitu seni tentang tempat ini... Lihat pintu masuknya!

There's something very artistic about this place... Just look at the door to the entrance!

Seterusnya lihat ukiran-ukiran pada kedua-kedua makam ini...
Next, just look at the carvings on this two tombs...

Menarik bukan?

Interesting isn't it?

Untuk pengetahuan, yang ini ialah makam seorang ulamak bernama Sayyid Mustapha Al-Idrus, dikatakan mangkat sekitar tahun 1794 Masihi... Ada yang kata tahun 1792...

For information, this one is the tomb of a religious scholar whose name is Sayyid Mustapha Al-Idrus, said to have passed away in the year 1794 AD... Some said in the year 1792...

Saya tidak pasti makam siapakah di sebelah ini tetapi berpandukan kedudukannya di kiri makam Sayyid Mustapha serta ukiran nesan yang melambangkan ia milik seorang perempuan, kemungkinan besar ini adalah makam isteri beliau...

I'm not sure to whom does the tomb next to it belongs to but based on its location on the left of the tomb of Sayyid Mustapha and the way the wood is carved signifying it as belonging to a woman, most probably this is the tomb of his wife...

Di dalam bangunan makam ini, terdapat banyak lagi makam... Rasanya milik ahli keluarga Sayyid Mustapha. Sekian! :]

In this tomb building, there's plenty more tombs... I believed that of Sayyid Mustapha's family members. That's all! :]

Makam (tomb of) Tok Raja Ri

Hmm... Setelah 5 hari senyap, kita sambung cerita... Masih lagi di Kuala Berang. Sila! :]

Hmm... After 5 days of being quite, let us continue the story-telling. Still in Kuala Berang. Come! :]

Tidak jauh daripada makam Tok Gajah seperti yang terpapar dalam cerita Makam (tomb of) Tok Gajah... , kelihatan denai menaiki bukit ini...

Not far from the tomb of Tok Gajah as featured in the story Makam (tomb of) Tok Gajah... , one could a see foot path up this hill...

Di atas bukit ini terletak sebuah tanah perkuburan...

On top of this hill is a cemetery area...

Yang menarik perhatian saya adalah makam berpagar batu putih ini...

What interest me is a tomb with this white brick walls...

Di dalamnya terdapat sebuah makam yang menggunakan batu nesan Aceh...

Inside is a tomb using Aceh-type gravestones...

Satu pemandangan ke latarbelakang...

A look at the horizon...

Saya tidak tahu siapakah sebenarnya pemilik makam ini... Yang saya tahu orang kampung memanggilnya sebagai Tok Raja Ri. Sekian! :]

I don't know to whom does this tomb belongs to... What I do know the locals call him Tok (a call of respect for elders normally grandfathers, also a call for a much respected person of status) Raja (as in royal) Ri. That's all! :]

Makam (tomb of) Tok Gajah...

OK... Lagi di Kuala Berang...
OK... More in Kuala Berang...

Beberapa kilometer daripada bangunan memorial Batu Bersurat Terengganu seperti yang dipaparkan dalam artikel Memorial (of) Batu Bersurat Terengganu (the Terengganu inscribed stone) tadi, kelihatan batu penanda ini... Makam Tok Gajah...

A few kilometres from the Terengganu inscribed stone memorial building as potrayed in the article Memorial (of) Batu Bersurat Terengganu (the Terengganu inscribed stone) just now, one could see this stone plaque marked... Makam (tomb of) Tok Gajah...

Ikut arah yang ditunjuk bertentangan jalan dan kelihatanlah kawasan berpagar ini...

Follow the way directed across the road and one could clearly see this fenced area...

Masuk dan ikut jalan yang telah ditambak dan kelihatan terjaga baik ini...

Enter and follow the reclaimed raised road which looks like it is well-maintained...

Ah... Bangunan Makam Tok Gajah!

Ah... The Tok Gajah tomb building!

Baca sedikit sejarahnya di sini... Untuk pengetahuan, Tok Gajah ialah seorang pahlawan Melayu Pahang yang sangat terkenal menentang penjajah British pada penghujung abad ke 19 Masihi...

Read a bit of the history here... For information, Tok Gajah was a very famous Pahang Malay warrior who fought against the colonialists British at the end of the 19th century AD...

Inilah makam beliau. Al- Fatihah! Sekian... :]

This is his tomb. Al-Fatihah (recite the opening verse of the Quran please)! That's all... :]

Memorial (of) Batu Bersurat Terengganu (the Terengganu inscribed stone)

Assalamualaikum semua! Sekarang, biar saya bawa anda semua ke Kuala Berang, dalam daerah Hulu Terengganu pula. Mari! :]

Peace be upon you all! Now, let me bring all of you to Kuala Berang, in the district of Hulu Terengganu (that is upriver Terengganu). Come! :]

Tidak jauh daripada bandar Kuala Berang iaitu di sekitar Kampung Buluh terdapat bangunan memorial ini...

Not far from the town of Kuala Berang, that is around the village of Kampung Buluh there exist this memorial building...

Ia dibina berhampiran tempat di mana sebuah artifak bersejarah yang sangat terkenal iaitu Batu Bersurat Terengganu ditemui lebih 100 tahun lalu!

It was built nearby the site where a very famous historical artifact known as the Terengganu inscribed stone was found more than 100 years ago!

Adapun kata-kata pada Batu Bersurat Terengganu itu sendiri dipercayai ditulis sekitar tahun 1303 Masihi!

As it is, the words potrayed on the Terengganu inscribed stone itself is believed to have been written some time in the year 1303 AD!

Batu asalnya kini berada di muzium negeri Terengganu di Kuala Terengganu... Yang terdapat di sini adalah sebuah replika dengan saiz sebenar...

The original stone is currently kept at the Terengganu state museum in Kuala Terengganu... What is available here is a replica of actual size...

Pada batu itu terdapat kata-kata dalam tulisan Jawi menggunakan bahasa Melayu kuno. Pada satu mukanya tersebut bahawa undang-undang Rasulullullah SAW telah mula diisytiharkan di Terengganu oleh seorang pemerintah tertentu pada hari Jumaat bulan Rejab... Setelah baginda Rasullullah SAW "lalu" 702...

On the stone are inscribed words in Jawi writings using an ancient form of Malay language. On one of the faces it is said that the laws of Rasulullah SAW (prophet Muhammad) was first announced in Terengganu by a certain ruler on Friday, in the Islamic month of Rejab... After the venerable Rasullah SAW "passed" 702...

Lalu para pengkaji menafsirkan ini sebagai bukti Batu Bersurat Terengganu itu ditulis pada tahun 702 Hijrah... Dan ini dikatakan bersamaan tahun 1303 Masihi...

So researchers interprete this as the proof that the Terengganu inscribed stone was written in the year 702 Hijiriah... And this is said to be equivalent to the year 1303 AD...

Turut tercatat adalah undang-undang yang melibatkan hubungan masyarakat... Ada juga diceritakan tentang hukuman yang patut dibuat pada orang yang berzina...

Also inscribed are the laws regarding relationships within the community... It also describes the type of punishment to be meted for those guilty of committing fornication...

Walaupun catatan yang terdapat pada Batu Bersurat Terengganu ini agak terhad kerana saiz muka batu itu sendiri tidak sebesar mana-mana, huraian bentuk-bentuk hukuman yang diberi ternyata agak terperinci juga...

Although the writings on the Terengganu inscribed stone are rather limited as the size of the faces of the stone is not that big, the descriptions regarding the form of punishments to be meted out is portrayed rather detailed...

Perincian dibuat berdasarkan status orang yang berbuat salah... Misalnya sudah berkahwin ataupun tidak...

The details are made based on the status of the person found guilty... For example if he or she is married or not...

Apapun, ia menunjukkan undang-undang Islam telah diguna-pakai secara rasmi pada zaman itu... Maka itu ia menjadi bukti Terengganu sudah menerima agama Islam sejak lebih 700 tahun dahulu, Sekian! :]

Whatever it shows that Islamic laws have been officially used and applied during that period... And thus it became a proof that Terengganu have accepted the religion of Islam since more than 700 years ago. That's all! :]

Makam diraja Terengganu di Masjid Abidin (Terengganu royal mausoleum at the Abidin mosque)

Satu lagi kawasan pemakaman di Kuala Terengganu tetapi khusus untuk keluarga diraja. Mari!

One more cemetery area in Kuala Terengganu but only for royalty. Come!

Di tengah bandaraya Kuala Terengganu terdapat sebuah masjid putih yang agak terserlah iaitu Masjid Abidin...

In Kuala Terengganu city centre lies a rather prominent white mosque known as Masjid (mosque of) Abidin...

Di sisinya terletak sebuah kawasan pemakaman diraja Terengganu!

On its side lies a Terengganu royal burial area!

Ini adalah makam di dalam bangunan utama yang dipaparkan tadi. Kalau tak salah ingatan, ia adalah makam Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (memerintah 1945-1979), datuk kepada Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, Sultan Terengganu serta Yang di Pertuan Agung Malaysia sekarang...

This is the tomb inside the main building shown just now. If memory serves me right, this is the tomb of Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (ruled 1945-1979), grandfather to Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, the present Sultan of Terengganu who is also the Yang di Pertuan Agung (rotational king) of Malaysia now...

Di sekitarnya pula terdapat banyak makam-makam lama dengan batu-batu nesan besar setinggi 5 hingga 7 kaki!

Around it are many old tombs with tombstones which stood up to 5 to 7 foot tall!

Kalau tak salah, dalam bangunan ini yang bersambung dengan bangunan utama masjid, terdapat makam Sultan Zainal Abidin II (memerintah 1793-1808), cucu kepada Sultan Zainal Abidin I (yang dimakamkan di Bukit Keledang. Lihat Makam (tomb of) Sultan Zainal Abidin I, Terengganu... ). Adapun nama Masjid Abidin ini dibuat berdasarkan nama Sultan Zainal Abidin II... Lagipun ia dibina semasa baginda memerintah.

If not mistaken, inside this building which is connected to the mosque's main building, there exist the tomb of Sultan Zainal Abidin II (ruled 1793-1808), a grandchild of Sultan Zainal Abidin I (the one buried at Bukit Keledang. See Makam (tomb of) Sultan Zainal Abidin I, Terengganu... ) . As it is, the mosque's name Masjid Abidin is based on the name of Sultan Zainal Abidin II. After all it was built during his reign.

Turut terdapat di sini ialah makam Sultan Mansur Shah, bapa kepada Sultan Zainal Abidin II dan anak kepada Sultan Zainal Abidin I. Baginda dikatakan memerintah Terengganu (1733-1793)

Also here is the tomb of Sultan Mansur Shah, father to Sultan Zainal Abidin II and a son of Sultan Zainal Abidin I. He is said to have ruled Terengganu (1733-1793)

Turut menarik perhatian ialah makam-makam lama menggunakan batu-batu nesan kayu hampir setinggi orang dewasa ini!

Also attracting attention are old tombs here using wooden tombstone (or is wooden tomb-marker a better word here?) which stands almost as tall as an adult!

Ini pula adalah makam Tengku Ali, seorang kerabat diraja...

This the tomb of Tengku Ali, a member of the royalty...

Walaupun di sini, baginda tercatit sebagai orang yang pernah memerintah Terengganu daripada tahun 1942 hingga 1945, saya difahamkan kerajaan Terengganu atau ahli keluarga kerabat diraja terdekat sekarang tidak mahu mengiktiraf Tengku Ali sebagai seorang Sultan. Kenapa agaknya ya? Sekian... :]

Although here, he is noted as someone who once ruled Terengganu from the year 1942 till 1945, I am made to understand that the present Terengganu government or rather members of the current ruling family do not recognise Tengku Ali as a Sultan. Why is that ya? That's all! :]

Kawasan pemakaman (the tomb area of) Sheikh Ibrahim, Kuala Terengganu...

Masih di Kuala Terengganu, kita beralih ke kawasan pemakaman lain pula sedikit ke selatan pusat bandaraya. Sila...

Still in Kuala Terengganu, now we move on to another cemetery area a bit to the south of the city centre. Come...

Di sebuah jalan bernama Jalan Pusara, terletak sebuah kawasan perkuburan Islam yang agak besar, pada anggaran saya sekitar 5 kali saiz padang bola!

At a road called Jalan Pusara (which could be translated as the "cemetery road") lies a rather big Islamic cemetery area, I estimated the size at about 5 times a football field!

Di dalamnya terdapat banyak binaan makam dengan batu-batu nesan yang sangat terserlah menandakan ia milik orang-orang besar...

Inside are many tomb buildings with tombstones which stands out much signifying it all as belonging to people of much importance...

Salah satunya ialah makam Sultan Daud yang pernah memerintah Terengganu selama sebulan sahaja! Baginda menaiki takhta Disember 1830 tetapi mangkat Januari 1831!

Among it is the tomb of Sultan Daud who ruled Terengganu for only a month! He ascended the throne in December 1830 but died January 1831!

Inilah makam baginda...

This is his tomb...

Di sebelahnya terdapat sebuah bangunan tertutup dengan sebuah makam misteri di dalamnya...

Besides is a closed building containing a mysterious tomb inside it...

Makam ini adalah milik Sheikh Ibrahim seorang ulamak yang dikatakan datang daripada Mesir, mangkat di sini tahun 1873...

The tomb belongs to Sheikh Ibrahim, a religious scholar said to have come from Egypt, then died here in the year 1873...

Kenapa saya katakan ia makam misteri? Kerana menurut orang tempatan, Sheikh Ibrahim adalah seorang yang banyak karamah. Kemudian ada yang percaya bahawa di dalam bangunan ini terdapat sebiji telur burung daripada kayangan, saya sudah lupa burung apa... Burung garuda ke burung jentayu gitu...

Why did I say it is mysterious? Because according to locals, Sheikh Ibrahim was a person full of miracles. Then there are those who believe inside the building is an egg from a mythical bird of paradise, I've forgotten the name of the bird... Was it the garuda (the orc in Western legends) or the jentayu (I don't know the equivalent in the West)...

Lihat... Ada binaan pintu gerbang yang agak unik sebelum masuk ke kawasan makam Sheikh Ibrahim...

Look... There's a rather unique main gate before one enters the vicinity of the tomb of Sheikh Ibrahim...

Tidak jauh dari situ, terdapat pula makam Sultan Ahmad yang pernah memerintah Terengganu 1808-1830...

Not far away, there exist the tomb of Sultan Ahmad who ruled Terengganu 1808-1830...

Inilah makamnya...

This is the tomb...

Jauh sedikit menghala ke laut, terdapat makam seorang ulamak besar yang dikenali sebagai Tok Sheikh Duyung...

Slightly far away heading towards the sea, there exist the tomb of a prominent religious scholar known simply as Tok Sheikh Duyung...

Inilah makam beliau...

This is his tomb...

Seorang lagi ulamak terkemuka yang turut dimakamkan di sini ialah Sheikh Abdul Qadir Bukit Bayas... Maaf jika saya tidak menurut ejaan yang tertera...

Another prominent religious scholar buried here is Sheikh Abdul Qadir of Bukit Bayas... Sorry if I don't follow the spelling featured here...

Yang pasti, di kawasan pemakaman ini terletak begitu banyak makam orang-orang penting. Lihat ini, sebuah lagi bangunan yang begitu terserlah...

What is sure, in this cemetery area lies the tombs of many important personalities. Just look at this, another building which stands out...

Di dalam kawasan bangunan itu terletak beberapa buah makam lagi. Sekarang fikirkan, di kawasan perkuburan yang saya lihat seluas 5 buah padang bola ini, terdapat begitu banyak makam-makam orang penting termasuk makam para Sultan dan ulamak besar. Lalu kenapa seluruh tanah perkuburan ini dikenali sebagai kawasan pemakaman atau tanah perkuburan Sheikh Ibrahim? Apakah yang begitu istimewa tentang beliau sehingga kawasan ini dikenali dengan namanya, tidak nama orang lain? Sekian! :]

Inside the confines of the building lies some more tombs. Now think, in this whole cemetry area which I see is equivalent to the size of 5 football fields, there exist so many tombs of important personalities including that of Sultans and prominent religious scholars. So why is the whole cemetery area is known as the tomb area or burial grounds of Sheikh Ibrahim? What is so special about him making this whole area be known by his name, not by any other name? That's all! :]