Tinggalan masjid Tengkera sebenar (remains of the original mosque of Tengkera)

OK. Satu cerita pendek Melaka sebelum kita kembali ke Perak. Mari!
OK. One short story on Melaka before we return to Perak. Come!

Lebih kurang 3km keluar bandaraya Melaka, menghala ke Tanjung Kling iaitu melalui jalan dekat tepian pantai boleh kelihatan menara ini. Saya telah beberapa kali lalu jalan ini tetapi baru sahaja tersedar menara apakah ini...

Some 3km out of the city of Melaka, heading to Tanjung Kling that is through the coastal road one could see this tower. I've been past this road many times but it's only recently that I realised what tower this is...

Selama ini saya tidak mengendahkannya walaupun sedikit pelik melihatnya. Baru kali ini tergerak mengambil gambar lalu mendapati inilah menara masjid Tengkera yang asal. yang katanya dibuka tahun 1728 Masihi!

All this while I never bothered about it although I'm slightly puzzled just looking at it. It's just recently I felt like taking pictures only to realise this is the tower to the original Tengkera mosque said to have been built in 1728.

Masjid asal ini sudah lama musnah (tak ingat kenapa) tetapi masjid gantiannya telah dibuat tidak lama kemudian, 500m ke utara. Untuk huraian lanjut, sila baca Masjid (Mosque of) Tengkera, Melaka . Sekian...

The original mosque have long been destroyed (can't remember why) but a replacement mosque was built not long later, 500km to the north. For more explanation please read Masjid (Mosque of) Tengkera, Melaka . That's all...

Makam (Tomb of) Hang Tuah di (in) Tanjung Keling, Melaka...

Masih di Melaka, kali ini di Tanjung Keling. Mari...
Still in Melaka, this time in Tanjung Keling. Come...

Pada satu bahagian Tanjung Keling, terdapat sebuah kawasan perkuburan Islam. Di tepinya terletak satu kawasan berpagar yang dikatakan makam Hang Tuah.

At one part of Tanjung Keling, there lies a Muslim burial ground. At its side there exist a fenced area which is said to be the tomb of Hang Tuah.

Makam ini kelihatan terjaga begitu baik. Jadi siapakah Hang Tuah? Rasanya nama ini tidak perlu diperkenalkan lagi kerana Hang Tuah adalah satu nama besar pahlawan Melayu Melaka abad ke 15 Masihi. Sila baca penerangan yang dipaparkan di bawah...

The tomb looks like it is very well-kept. So who is Hang Tuah? I believe the name needs no further introduction as Hang Tuah is a big name for a Melaka Malay warrior of the 15th Century AD. Please read the information shown below...

Dalam bahasa Melayu...

In the English language...

Lihat makamnya yang terserlah panjang menandakan status beliau sebagai satu nama besar... Untuk cerita mengenai Hang Tuah, sila lihat informasi lanjut yang terpapar di bawah. Untuk melihatnya lebih teliti, sila buka gambar-gambar di bawah ini di dalam windows baru...

Look at the tomb which stands out long marking his status as one big name... For the story on Hang Tuah, please look at the further information provided below. To look at it more closely and in detail, please open the pictures below in new windows...

Hang Tuah dikatakan terkenal dengan ungkapan keramat "Tak Melayu Hilang di Dunia." Apapun, menurut orang yang tahu, makam di Tanjung Keling ini, lebih kurang 10km daripada pusat bandaraya Melaka kini bukan makam sebenar Hang Tuah. Pahlawan ini dikatakan ghaib tanpa dapat dikesan tetapi memandangkan Sultan Melaka zamannya selalu merenung ke arah Tanjung Keling sejak beliau ghaib, maka didirikan makam ini di sana sebagai tanda. Sekian! :]

Hang Tuah is said to be famous with the magical words "Tak Melayu Hilang di Dunia." (literally, "The Malays won't disappear from the earth"). Whatever according to those in the know, this tomb in Tanjung Keling, around 10km from the centre of modern day city of Melaka is not the actual tomb of Hang Tuah. This warrior is said to have just disappeared into thin air without a thrace but since the Sultan or ruler of Melaka of his time is said to often stare out to Tanjung Keling since he disappeared, so a tomb was erected there as a marking. That's all! :]

Asal usul nama (Origin of the name) Masjid Tanah

OK. Kita melompat sebentar ke Melaka. Rasanya semua warga Malaysia pernah mendengar nama sebuah tempat di sana yang dipanggil Masjid Tanah. Tetapi tahukah anda dari manakah asalnya nama itu? Mari...
OK. We jump for a short while to Melaka. I believe all Malaysian citizens have heard the name of a place there called Masjid Tanah. But do you know where or how did that name came about or originated? Come...

Di tengah pekan Masjid Tanah, kelihatan masjid ini...

Right in the middle of the small town of Masjid Tanah, one could see this mosque...

Masjid lama ini dikatakan dibina tahun 1900an...

This old mosque is said to have been built in the 1900an...

Rekabentuknya serupa kebanyakan masjid lama di Melaka...

Its design and architecture is similar to most old mosque in Melaka...

Tapi mungkin juga ini bukan rekabentuk asal kerana disebut di pintu masuk ini bahawa masjid ini telah diperbaiki tahun 1951.

Then again maybe this is not the original architecture and design as it is said at the entrance that the mosque was refurbished in the year 1951.

Apapun inilah kawasan kolah tempat mengambil wuduk.

Whatever this is the pool for making abulation.

Dewan solat...

The hall for prayers...

Bentuk siling yang menarik...

An interesting ceiling design...

Pada satu dinding terdapat kesan tinggalan masjid asal yang dibuat daripada tanah. Inilah asal-usul nama Masjid Tanah!

At one wall there exist a bit of the remains of the old original mosque built from clay. This is the origin of the name Masjid Tanah (literally translated as the clay mosque)!

Satu pandangan bahagian hadapan dewan...
A look at the front part of the hall...

Tempat imam bersolat ini kelihatan begitu menenangkan!

This place for the imam (leader of the prayer congregation) looks so calming!

Di sisi kiri luar masjid pula terdapat sebuah makam terserlah, katanya milik seorang ulamak dari Gujerat, India...

At the left side of the mosque outside there lies a tomb which stands out, said to belong to a religious scholar from Gujerat, India...

Di hadapan masjid terdapat beberapa buah kubur...

In front of the mosque there exist some graves...

Satu pandangan sisi masjid. Sekian...

A look from the sides of the mosque. That's all...