Masjid (mosque of) Rahmatullah, satu monumen tsunami Aceh (a tsunami monument of Aceh)

OK. Ini ada satu masjid yang agak istimewa, apabila dikaitkan dengan tsunami yang menyerang Aceh 26 Disember 2004...

OK. Here is a rather special mosque, in relation to the tsunami which ravaged Aceh on 26th December 2004...

Inilah Masjid Rahmatullah di kawasan pantai Lampuuk lebih kurang 15 km di barat Banda Aceh.

This is it the mosque of Rahmatullah in the coastal area of Lampuuk which is about 15 km west of Banda Aceh.

Pada pagar luar masjid ada maklumat memberitahu masjid ini telah diperbaiki oleh pihak dari Turki.

At the outside gates of the mosque there are information saying the mosque was rebuilt by a party from Turkey.

Untuk makluman, menara-menara azan yang ada dibina selepas tsunami. Jadi apakah yang sebenarnya berlaku?

For information, the call to prayers mosque available were built after the tsunami. So what actually happened?

Mari kita lihat ke dalam...
Let us have a look inside...

Bahagian dalam kubah.

The inside section of the dome.

Bahagian bersolat perempuan...

The women's praying section...

Di sebelahnya boleh kelihatan bahagian yang rosak akibat serangan tsunami!

Besides it one could see a section damaged by the tsunami attack!

Adapun bahagian ini sengaja dibiarkan begini untuk dijadikan iktibar akan apa yang telah berlaku pada pagi 26 Disember 2004...

As it is, this section is intentionally left this way as a reminder and lesson for what has happened in the morning of 26th December 2004...

Di bahagian bawahnya diletakkan beberapa buah gambar untuk dijadikan perbandingan...

On its lower section there are put a number of pictures so that comparisons could be made...

Inilah rupa Masjid Rahmatullah selepas tsunami menyerang. Seluruh kawasan sekelilingnya jadi padang jarak padang tekukur sedangkan ia masih mampu berdiri tegap...

This is how the mosque of Rahmatullah looked like right after the tsunami attack. The whole area around it was turned to be a lifeless ravaged field but yet it managed to stay on strong...

Tetapi gambar lebih dekat ini menunjukkan ia juga mengalami kerosakan yang boleh tahan parah. Manakan tidak, ia terletak cuma 400 meter daripada Lautan Hindi lalu teruk dipukul ombak!

However this closer pictures shows that it also suffer damages of some measure. How can it not, when it is situated only 400 metres from the Indian Ocean and thus was hit hard by the waves!

Sekarang, semua bahagian yang rosak telah diperbaiki kecuali di sini sebagai ingatan. Selamat malam!

Now, all the damaged sections have been repaired except these parts for reminder. Good night!