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! :]

Makam (tomb of) Sultan Zainal Abidin I, Terengganu...

OK, mari kita ke Kuala Terengganu pula...
OK, let us now go to Kuala Terengganu...

Tidak jauh daripada pusat bandaraya terdapat sebuah bukit kecil...

Not far from the city centre there lies a small hill...

Namanya Bukit Keledang...

Its name is Bukit Keledang...

Tersedia sebuah tangga untuk menaikinya...

There is a staircase for climbing to the top...

Di atasnya terdapat makam Sultan Zainal Abidin I, Sultan pertama Terengganu daripada dinasti sekarang iaitu dinasti keturunan Bendahara Johor... Cuma di batu tanda ini ada sedikit kesilapan tarikh. Baginda menaiki takhta tahun 1708 Masihi, bukannya tahun 1780 seperti yang tertera...

On its top is the tomb of Sultan Zainal Abidin I, Terengganu's first Sultan from the current dynasty which is the dynasty from the descendants of the Bendahara (the main nobleman, equivalent to today's prime minister) of Johor... It's just that there is a mistake on this information plaque. He went up the throne in the year 1708 AD, not 1780 as shown here...

Terdapat juga beberapa buah makam lain lama, dipercayai milik para bangsawan...

There also exist some other old tombs, believed to be that of nobles...

Makam utama terletak di dalam bangunan ini...

The main tomb is situated inside this building...

Inilah dia makam Sultan Zainal Abidin I!

This is it, the tomb of Sultan Zainal Abidin I!

Di belakangnya pula terletak makam lama ini. Sesetengah orang percaya ia adalah makam Megat Panji Alam, seorang anak pemerintah Terengganu lama. Beliau (atau baginda?) pernah bergaduh dengan pahlawan Melaka Hang Tuah pertengahan abad ke 15 Masihi. Ini terjadi sekitar 250 tahun sebelum Sultan Zainal Abidin I menjadi Raja Terengganu! Sekian...

Behind it is this old tomb. Some people believe it is the tomb of Megat Panji Alam, the son of the an olden ruler of Terengganu. He (or rather his majesty?) once fought the Melaka warrior Hang Tuah sometime in the 15th Century AD. This happened some 250 years before Sultan Zainal Abidin became the king of Terengganu! That's all...