Masjid Raya (Main mosque of) Pengkalan Brandan

Bersambung dari Mushalla Al Hidayah, Pengkalan Brandan.
Continued from Mushalla Al Hidayah, Pengkalan Brandan.

Ini pula adalah Masjid Raya Pengkalan Brandan.

This in turn is the Masjid Raya (main mosque of) Pengkalan Brandan.

Masjid ini pernah menjadi tempat saya menginap ketika menghadapi masalah untuk memasuki Aceh yang sedang darurat dilanda perang lebih 7 tahun lalu.

This mosque used to be my place of stay when having problem entering Aceh which was in emergency due to war more than 7 years ago.

Mengimbas kenangan lalu saya melihatnya daripada beberapa sudut mengikut pusingan lawan arah jam.

Retrieving old memories I had a look at it from different angles following anti-clockwise direction.

Tetapi selepas tengahari baru saya dapat masuk ke dalam.

But it is after the noon only did I get to go inside.

Dewan solat.

Praying hall.

Bahagian bawah kubah.

Section under the roof.

Mimbar.

The pulpit.

Mihrab.

Front-most section.

Mushalla Al Hidayah, Pengkalan Brandan

Bersambung dari Langgar Haji Ahmad Intan, Pengkalan Brandan.
Continued from Langgar Haji Ahmad Intan, Pengkalan Brandan.

Seterusnya kami singgah di bangunan ini.

Next we stopped by at this building.

Tertulis nama Mushalla Al Hidayah. Maksudnya ia juga sebuah surau.

Written the name Mushalla (of) Al Hidayah. This means it is also a surau (small praying hall).

Dewan solat.

Praying hall.

Mihrab.

Front-most section.

Langgar Haji Ahmad Intan, Pengkalan Brandan

Kembali ke perjalanan Medan-Banda Aceh 2-13 November.
Returning to the Medan-Banda Aceh trip 2-13 November.

Rabu 9 November 2011. Selepas bermalam di sebuah rumah penginapan di Pengkalan Brandan kami keluar berjalan kaki ke bandar. Terlihat bangunan ini.

Wednesday 9th November 2011. After spending the night at a rest house in Pengkalan Brandan we walked out to the town. Saw this building.

Nampak seperti masjid, tak pun surau.

Looks like a mosque, if not a surau (small praying hall).

Tertulis perkataan Langgar Haji Ahmad Intan. Langgar adalah panggilan tempatan untuk surau. Tetapi pintunya terkunci. Tak dapatlah melihat ke dalam.

Written the words Langgar (of) Haji Ahmad Intan. Langgar is a local word for surau. But its door was locked. So couldn't see inside.

Surau (Small praying hall of) Al-Attas, Johor Bahru

Bersambung dari Masjid (Mosque of) Khalid, Singapura.
Continued from Masjid (Mosque of) Khalid, Singapura.

Masuk ke Johor Bahru kami singgah ke bangunan ini.

Entering Johor Bahru we stopped by at this building.

Ia kelihatan seperti sebuah masjid lama.

It looks like an old mosque.

Bila dah pergi dekat baru saya tahu ia adalah Surau Al-Attas, dinamakan sempena satu keluarga Arab yang terkenal.

When I went near then only I know it is the Surau (small praying hall of) Al-Attas, named after a famous Arab family.

Dewan solat.

Praying hall.

Mihrab.

Front-most section.

Masjid (Mosque of) Khalid, Singapura

Beralih pula ke perjalanan selatan yang dibuat Disember 10-18. Bersambung dari Masjid (Mosque of ) Sultan Ismail, Batu Pahat.

Changing course in turn to the southern trip made December 10-18. Continuing from Masjid (Mosque of ) Sultan Ismail, Batu Pahat.

Selepas Batu Pahat kami ke Pontian kemudian masuk ke negara Singapura lalu bermalam. Esoknya kami singgah di masjid ini.

After Batu Pahat we went to Pontian then entered the nation of Singapura (Singapore) and spent the night. The next day we stopped by at this mosque.

Namanya Masjid Khalid. Lihat maklumat yang ada.

Its name is Masjid (mosque of) Khalid. Look at the information available.

Sekarang mari masuk ke dalam.

Now let us go inside.

Dewan solat.

Praying hall.

Bahagian bawah kubah.

Section under the roof.

Mihrab.

Front-most section.

Ini pula Masjid Khalid dilihat dari sudut lain. Nampaknya lebih terserlah...

This in turn is the Khalid mosque seen from another angle. Looks more outstanding...