Masjid (mosque of) Bandar, Perak?

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Continuing from the article Masjid (mosque of) Bandar Tua... .

Sebenarnya saya pergi berjalan ke Perak kali ini dengan beberapa orang kawan... Kami ke Kampung Bandar Tua, beberapa kilometer di selatan Pasir Salak untuk mencari sebuah masjid yang kata seorang kawan memiliki rekabentuk yang amat unik. Katanya lagi, di perkarangan masjid itu ada makam seorang ulamak terkenal. Akhirnya setelah berjalan beberapa kilometer lagi ke selatan, kelihatanlah masjid ini...

Actually I went around Perak this time with some friends. We went to Kampung Bandar Tua, a few kilometres south of Pasir Salak to look for a certain mosque said by a friend to have a very unique design and architecture. Furthermore he said, at the mosque's compound there lies the tomb of famous religious teacher. At last, after going a few more kilometres further down south, then we saw this mosque...

Lihat menaranya yang unik ini...

Look at this unique tower...

Malah seluruh rekabentuknya terasa unik...

In fact its whole architecture feels unique...

Papantanda pecah ini menyebut masjid ini sebagai Masjid Muhammediah, Kampung Ayer Mati. Tetapi kawan yang memberitahu tentang kewujudan masjid unik yang dimaksudkan menyebut ia berada di dalam kawasan Kampung Bandar! (Kawan itu tidak turut serta dalam perjalanan ini, sekurang-kurangnya dia tiada dalam bahagian yang ini tetapi ada di Teluk Intan)...

This broken signage named this mosque as the Muhammediah mosque, (at) Kampung (village of) Ayer Mati. But the friend who told me about the existence of the unique mosque he referred to said it is within the area of Kampung Bandar! (This friend did not participate in this trip, at least not in this particular leg but he was there in Teluk Intan)

Saya terpaksa berfikir sejenak. Tadi selepas 2-3 kilometer meninggalkan Kampung Bandar Tua, warga tempatan yang ditemui memberitahu memang terdapat Kampung Bandar beberapa kilometer lagi ke selatan. Apabila memikirkan keadaan geografi Perak bahagian itu seperti yang saya ketahui, jikalau kami bergerak ke selatan lagi kami akan bertemu dengan Sungai Perak yang membelok ke Barat. Ertinya selatan lagi ialah sungai, tiada lagi perkampungan. Maka Kampung Bandar yang dimaksudkan mestilah di sini ya tidak? Mungkin ia kini dikenali sebagai Kampung Air Mati?

I had to think and reflect a bit. Just now after 2-3 kilometres leaving Kampung Bandar Tua, the locals met told us there is a Kampung Bandar a few more kilometres down south. When I think about the geographical condition of these parts of Perak as that I knew of, if we move on further south we would come across the parts of the Perak river which curve to the West. This means further south would be the river, no more villages. So the Kampung Bandar those people referred to must be this one isn't it? Maybe it is now known as Kampung Air Mati?

Kemudian kami pergi ke sisi menghadap ke sungai berdekatan... Ternyata memang terdapat kawasan makam dan seperti disebut kawan yang memberitahu tentang kewujudan masjid unik di kawasan ini, ia kelihatan terserlah dengan tembok-temboknya. Maka ini sudah tentu masjid yang dimaksudkannya dalam Kampung Bandar!

Then we went to the other side facing the river nearby... And so it was proven, there exist a tomb (a few tombs actually) and as mentioned by the friend who told us about the existence of a unique mosque in this area, it stood-out with its low walls. So this surely must be the mosque mentioned as being in Kampung Bandar!

Kita lihat masjid ini dari sudut lain...

Let us look at the mosque from a different angle...

Rupa-rupanya di hadapannya terdapat sebuah lagi makam!

As it turned out there exist another tomb right in front!

Mari masuk ke dalam...

Let us go inside...

Hmm... Nampaknya ia dibina tahun 1968. Tak lah lama sangat. Tetapi rekabentuknya tetap unik. Sekian! :]

Hmm... Looks like it was built in the year 1968. Not that old actually. But the design still remains unique. That's all! :]

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Pembetulan (dibuat Jumaat 12 Sept): Saudara Zam yang pernah memberitahu tentang kewujudan Masjid Kampung Bandar telah memberitahu bahawa masjid di atas ini bukannya Masjid Bandar. Sebuah posting baru tentang ini akan dibuat kemudian... Maka masjid di atas ini sebenarnya memang Masjid Muhammediah di Kampung Ayer Mati. Harap maklum!

Correction (made Friday 12 Sept): Our friend Zam who have told us about the existence of the mosque of Kampung Bandar then informed us that the mosque above is not the Bandar mosque. A new posting on the matter will be made afterwards... So the mosque above is actually the Muhammediah mosque of Kampung Ayer Mati as mentioned in the broken signage. Please take note!