Peace be upon you. Let this be the 404th article in this blogspot...
Wadah tambahan kepada blogspots "Catatan Si Merah Silu" dan "Berpetualang ke Aceh", khusus untuk berkongsi pandangan mengenai seni Melayu terutama senibina lama. An extension to the blogspots "Catatan Si Merah Silu" (Malay) and "Berpetualang ke Aceh" (English), specifically to share views on Malay art especially old architecture.
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Tiga buku pertama yang ditulis dan diterbitkan saya.
The first three books written and published by me.
"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti".
ISBN 983-42031-0-1, Jun 2006
"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal"
ISBN 983-42031-1-x, Mei 2007
"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Sirih Pulang ke Gagang?"
ISBN 978-983-42031-2-2, November 2007
Buku keempat bertajuk "Rumah Azan". Diterbitkan April 2009 oleh syarikat Karnadya dengan pertolongan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, buku ini memaparkan gambar-gambar cantik berserta cerita di sebalik masjid-masjid terpilih yang boleh dikaitkan dengan sejarah Melayu Islam dan pembentukan negara Malaysia.
The fourth book titled "Rumah Azan". Published in April 2009 by the company Karnadya with the help of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, this book features beautiful pictures along with stories behind selected mosques which could be related to the history of Islam and the Malays and the formation of the nation of Malaysia.
Buku kelima saya "Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and Malay Sultanates" diterbitkan awal 2010. Ia merupakan terjemahan buku "Ahlul Bait (Keluarga) Rasulullah SAW dan Kesultanan Melayu" karangan Hj Muzaffar Mohamad dan Tun Suzana Othman ke dalam bahasa Inggeris untuk pasaran antarabangsa.
My fifth book "Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and Malay Sultanates" was published early 2010. It is a translation of the Malay-language book "Ahlul Bait (Keluarga) Rasulullah SAW dan Kesultanan Melayu" authored by Hj Muzaffar Mohamad and Tun Suzana Othman turned into English for the international market.
Like my fourth book "Rumah Azan", the sixth book "Kereta Api Menuju Destinasi" is also a coffee-table book which is published by the company Karnadya with the cooperation of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (the main Malay literary body in Malaysia). Coming out January 2011 it features pictures and stories on the adventure travelling by train to all of Peninsular Malaysia along with the interesting places which could be reached this way.
Buku ketujuh saya "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" pula ada sebuah coffee-table book atau buku mewah yang ditulis, disunting, direkaletak dan gambar-gambarnya diambil sendiri oleh saya. Keluar dari kilang Oktober 2011, buku yang menggabungkan sejarah keluarga dengan sejarah tempat-tempat seperti Singapura, Johor, Batu Pahat, Muar malah ada sejarah Pulau Jawa dan Inggeris sekali ini telah diulas dengan saya ditemu ramah secara langsung dalam program Selamat Pagi Malaysia di RTM1. Lihat artikel Siaran langsung ulasan buku "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" dan temu ramah di Selamat Pagi Malaysia. Sedikit isi terpilih ada dipaparkan dalam Sneak peek "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah".
My seventh book "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" in turn is a coffee-table book which is written, editted, designed and has pictures taken by me. Coming out of the factory October 2011, this book which combines family history with history of places such as Singapura, Johor, Batu Pahat, Muar and in fact the history of the island of Java and England has been reviewed with me interviewed live in the program Selamat Pagi Malaysia at RTM1. Look at the article Siaran langsung ulasan buku "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" dan temu ramah di Selamat Pagi Malaysia. Some selected contents have been featured in Sneak peek "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah".
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Terbaru : Siri novel "Berpetualang ke Aceh" kini boleh didapati dalam bentuk e-book. Masuk http://www.e-sentral.com/, klik kategori novel am dan pergi ke mukasurat 4. Anda juga boleh taip perkataan "Aceh" pada kotak carian. Atau terus klik Buku 1, Buku 2 dan Buku 3.
Latest : The "Berpetualang ke Aceh" series of novels could now be obtained in e-book form. Enter http://www.e-sentral.com/, click general novel and go to page 4. You can also type the word "Aceh" at the search box. Or click straight Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Makam seorang puteri di Bukit Treh? (Tomb of a princess at Bukit Treh?)
Peace be upon you. Let this be the 404th article in this blogspot...
Makam (Tomb of) Sheikh Abdul Jalil, Kota Blang, Samalanga
Continued from Masjid (Mosque of ) Kota Blang, Samalanga.
Dalam kawasan masjid terdapat makam seseorang bernama Sheikh Abdul Jalil.
Inside the mosque compound there lies the tomb of a person named Sheikh Abdul Jalil.
Dimakamkan bersama beberapa orang yang lain, saya tidak dapat menemukan rujukan siapakah Sheikh Abdul Jalil yang dimaksudkan. Namun penduduk tempatan ada memberitahu makam ini lebih tua dari masjid. Ini membuat saya terfikir apakah ini makam Sheikh Abdul Jalil ayahanda kepada seorang ulamak terkenal Aceh berbangsa Bugis yang dikenali sebagai Daeng Mansur, ulamak yang dikatakan bapa mertua kepada Sultan Iskandar Muda?
Masjid (Mosque of ) Kota Blang, Samalanga
Commerating this night which has entered 17th of Ramadhan (of the Muslim Hijriah calender), the day for Nuzul Quran (the date when the first few verses were revealed to Prophet Muhammad SAW), let us continue the story from Istana (Palace of) Ampon Sheikh Samalanga.
Lebih kurang 200 meter dari istana terdapat masjid ini.
About 200 metres from the palace lies this mosque.
Masjid ini diasaskan oleh Tun Sri Lanang (lihat Makam (Tomb of) Tun Sri Lanang) pertengahan abad ke 17. Namun diperbaharui dengan bangunan ini sekitar 200 tahun lalu.
This mosque was founded by Tun Sri Lanang (see Makam (Tomb of) Tun Sri Lanang) middle of the 17th century. Still it was renewed with this building about 200 years ago.
Kain hijau digunakan untuk memisahkan kawasan solat lelaki dan perempuan...
Green clothing is used to separate male praying area from that for female...
Kawasan utama solat, untuk lelaki.
Main praying area, for men.
Istana (Palace of) Ampon Sheikh Samalanga
Di satu kawasan sebelah makam terdapat bangunan ini.
In an area besides the tomb there lies this building.
Samalanga was a state considered a region under Aceh.
Tun Sri Lanang (rujuk balik Makam (Tomb of) Tun Sri Lanang) dilantik menjadi Ampon Sheikh pertama Samalanga hampir 400 tahun lalu.
Tun Sri Lanang (refer back to Makam (Tomb of) Tun Sri Lanang) ) was made the first Ampon Sheikh of Samalanga almost 400 years ago.
Tapi saya tak pasti jika bangunan istana ini dibina pada zamannya.
But I am not sure if this palace building was built during his time.
Jawatan Ampon Sheikh yang diwarisi anak-cucunya memungkinkan istana yang tidak lagi digunakan ini dibina oleh generasi kemudian.
The post of Ampon Sheikh which was inherited by his descendants made it possible that this palace which is now not in use was built by later generation.
Makam (Tomb of) Tun Sri Lanang
Let us return to Aceh for this blogspot's 400th article. Come! :]
Di daerah Samalanga terdapat makam Tun Sri Lanang, seorang bangsawan yang amat terkenal kerana menulis buku "Sulalatus Salatin", juga dikenali sebagai "Sejarah Melayu".
In the district of Samalanga there exist the tomb of Tun Sri Lanang, a noble very famous for writing the book "Sulalatus Salatin", also known as "Sejarah Melayu" (The Malay Annals).
It is a hereditary post inherited by his descendants here and so their tombs also exist near the tomb of Tun Sri Lanang.
Makam (tomb) of Laksamana Bentan
Makam Tun Teja dan sedikit penerangan mengenai batu nesan Aceh (Tomb of Tun Teja and a bit of explanation on Aceh tombstones)
Just now after looking at a question posed by the wife in the comments section for the article Makam Puteri Bunian (Tomb of the elfin princess) I immediately searched for articles about Tun Teja in this blogspot. It is clear I did wrote an article called Cerita (the story of) Tun Teja... almost 3 years ago. But that was more on the person. The tombstones were not so visible because it was covered by yellow clothing.
Oleh itu biar dibuat artikel baru dengan gambar yang lebih terang berdasarkan satu lawatan yang dibuat Disember 2009. Inilah dia... gambar-gambar diambil dari artikel On to the tomb of Tun Teja... di blogspot BERPETUALANG KE ACEH.
As such let a new article be made with clearer pictures based on a visit made in December 2009. This is it... pictures taken from the article On to the tomb of Tun Teja... in the blogspot BERPETUALANG KE ACEH.
Sebaliknya biar kita terus melihat bentuk batu nesan yang tersenarai dalam apa yang dipanggil batu nesan Aceh, dari jenis yang disebut pengkaji sebagai Othman type A. Senarai ini disediakan oleh Profesor Othman Yatim, penulis buku "Batu Aceh : Early Islamic gravestones in Peninsular Malaysia", buku yang isi asalnya adalah satu tesis PhD . Katanya bentuk ini adalah batu nesan Aceh yang terawal, dipakai tahun 1400an Masihi.
Instead let us straight have a look at the shape of the tombstone which is listed among what is called Aceh tombstones, from a type called by researchers as Othman type A. This list was prepared by Professor Othman Yatim, author of the book "Batu Aceh : Early Islamic gravestones in Peninsular Malaysia", a book of which its original contents was a PhD thesis. He said this shape is that of the earliest Aceh tombstones, used in the years 1400s AD.
Tentang persoalan isteri cuba mengaitkannya dengan batu nesan Puteri Bunian saya dapati ia tiada kena-mengena. Batu nesan Tun Teja sebenarnya serupa dengan batu nesan Sultan Pahang pertama dari keturunan Melaka. Lihat Makam (tomb of) Sultan Muhammad Shah, Pahang.... . Batu nesan Puteri Bunian pula serupa dengan batu nesan Sultan Malikus Salih di Aceh. Lihat Makam (tomb of) Sultan Malikus Salih!
Regarding the wife's question in trying to relate it to the tombstones of Puteri Bunian I find that it has no relation. The tombstones of Tun Teja are actually similar to the tombstone of Pahang's first Sultan from the linage of Melaka. Look at Makam (tomb of) Sultan Muhammad Shah, Pahang... . The tombstones of Puteri Bunian in turn is similar to the tombstones of Sultan Malikus Salih in Aceh. Look at Makam (tomb of) Sultan Malikus Salih!.
Walaupun jenis batu nesan yang disebut Profesor Othman sebagai type C ini dikatakan dibuat tahun 1500an, ia dipakai pada makam Sultan Malikus Salih yang mangkat tahun 1297 Masihi. Mungkin kerana ia dipasang kemudian? Sebab itu batu nesan Sultan Malikus Salih terkenal sebagai batu nesan terawal yang ada disebut tarikh kemangkatan Sultan. Bukan tidak ada Sultan lebih awal memakai batu nesan Aceh tetapi tarikh tidak tertulis. Ada pula orang yang hidup lebih awal dan batu nesannya ada tertulis tarikh kemangkatan tetapi mereka bukan pemerintah.
Although the type of tombstones mentioned by Professor Othman as being of type C here is said to have been built in the years 1500s, it is installed at the tomb of Sultan Malikus Salih when he passed away in 1297 AD. Maybe it was installed later? That is why the tombstones of Sultan Malikus Salih are famous as being the earliest tombstones which have the date of death of the Sultan inscribed. It's not that there were no earlier Sultans using Aceh tombstones but the dates were not written. Then there are those who have lived earlier and their tombstones are inscribed with the dates of death but they were not rulers.
Satu lagi perkara yang harus disebut tentang batu nesan Aceh ialah kaitannya dengan jantina orang yang meninggal. Menurut Profesor Othman, bentuk batu nesan belum dapat menentukan secara mutlak samada pemiliknya lelaki atau perempuan. Ini boleh dilihat pada batu nesan Tun Teja (perempuan) dan batu nesan Sultan Muhammad Shah Pahang (lelaki) yang serupa. Namun pemerhatian saya sendiri menunjukkan sesetengahnya memang milik orang lelaki, misalnya batu nesan Aceh yang kelihatan seperti tombol pintu bersegi lapan.
One more thing that should be mentioned about Aceh tombstones are its relationship to the gender of the deceased. According to Professor Othman, the shapes of the tombstones could not absolutely indicate whether the owner is male or female. This could be seen in the tombstones of Tun Teja (female) and tombstones of Sultan Muhammad Shah Pahang (male) which is similar. Still my own observations show that some indeed belong to men, for example Aceh tombstones which looks like octagonal doorknobs.
Saya sendiri lebih minat pada batu nesan Aceh yang berkepak. Ramai juga orang tersilap menyatakan kalau batu nesan berkepak ia milik perempuan sedangkan telah nyata Sultan Malikus Salih, seorang lelaki memakai batu nesan berkepak. Masalah timbul kerana ada juga batu nesan perempuan yang kelihatan serupa. Pemerhatian saya pula menunjukkan, kalau milik perempuan batu nesan berkepaknya memiliki bahagian leher dan kepala yang lebih panjang.
Me myself am more interested in Aceh tombstones with wings. Quite a number of people are mistaken in saying tombstones with wings belong to females when it is clear Sultan Malikus Salih, a man uses tombstones with wings. Problem arises as there are also tombstones for females which look similar. My own obsevation in turn shows, if it belongs to a female tombstones with wings would have longer neck and head section.
Untuk makluman ini adalah artikel ke 399 di blogspot ini. Asalnya saya menyangkakan satu artikel baru tentang makam Tun Sri Lanang yang menunggu masa sahaja untuk dibuat akan mendapat tempat itu. Tetapi tanpa dirancang, makam Tun Teja pula mengambil perhatian.
For information this is the 399th article in this blogspot. Originally I thought that a new article about the tomb of Tun Sri Lanang which is only waiting for time to be written would take that position. But without any planning, the tomb of Tun Teja in turn caught attention.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Makam (Tomb of) Sheikh Abdullah Sabihu
Disambung dari Makam (Tomb of) Sheikh Fadhil Banten.
Sekitar 300 meter dari makam Sheikh Fadhil Banten terdapat makam Sheikh Abdullah Sabihu dan isteri.
Some 300 metres from the tomb of Sheikh Fadhil Banten there exist the tomb of Sheikh Abdullah Sabihu and wife.
Makam (Tomb of) Sheikh Fadhil Banten
Continued from the article Masjid jamek (Main mosque of) Lenga.
Di hadapan Masjid jamek Lenga terdapat makam yang terserlah ini.
In front of the main mosque of Lenga lies this tomb which stands out.
Masjid jamek (Main mosque of) Lenga
Peace be upon you. Apart from a series about Aceh, a series about a trip in Muar is also running side by side in the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU. This series also needs supporting articles. So let a few be done here...
Ini adalah masjid jamek di pekan kecil Lenga, Muar.
This is the main mosque of the small town of Lenga, Muar.
It looks rather large for a small town which only has a number of shops...
Mari kita lihat lebih dekat.
Let us have a closer look.