Masjid (Mosque of) Baitul Istiqamah, Gelumpang Tiga

Bersambung dari Masjid persinggahan Sultan Iskandar Muda di Pidie (Mosque where Sultan Iskandar Muda stopped at in Pidie).

Continued from Masjid persinggahan Sultan Iskandar Muda di Pidie (Mosque where Sultan Iskandar Muda stopped at in Pidie).

Masuk waktu senja kami singgah di masjid ini.

As dusk enters we stopped by this mosque.

Masjidnya agak besar dan cantik. Kami solat Maghrib dan Isyak di sini...

The mosque is rather big and beautiful. We did our Maghrib (dusk) prayers and Isyak (after dusk) here...

Satu masjid persinggahan Sultan Iskandar Muda di Pidie (A mosque where Sultan Iskandar Muda stopped at in Pidie)

Bersambung dari Masjid jamik (Main mosque of) Al-Ittihadiyah, Seulimeum.

Continued from Masjid jamik (Main mosque of) Al-Ittihadiyah, Seulimeum.

Petang jam 4.30 kami singgah ke masjid ini.

Afternoon at 4.30 we stopped by this mosque.

Di sebelahnya ada bangunan masjid ini.

Besides it is this mosque building.

Kami diberitahu Sultan Iskandar Muda yang memerintah Aceh 1607-1636 selalu bersolat di sini. 

We were told Sultan Iskandar Muda who ruled Aceh 1607-1636 often prayed here.

Masih ada lagi batu lantai dari masjid lama zaman itu. Yang lain adalah binaan baru...

There still exist concrete/stone floor from the old mosque of that era. The others were built anew.

Satu lagi tinggalan dari zaman 400 tahun lalu itu adalah ukiran kayu.

Another remnant from that era 400 years ago are wood carvings.

Ia adalah bahagian atas mimbar lama.

It is the upper part of the old pulpit.

Masjid jamik (Main mosque of) Al-Ittihadiyah, Seulimeum

Bersambung dari Masjid (Mosque of) Teungku Fakinah.

Continued from Masjid (Mosque of) Teungku Fakinah.

Setelah beberapa lama kami masuk ke jalan besar. Singgah di Seulimeum di mana terdapat masjid ini untuk sarapan lewat...

After some time we entered the main road. Stopped by at Seulimeum where lies this mosque for a late breakfast...

Saya mengambil peluang untuk melihat masjid.

I took the chance to have a look at the mosque.

Mari ke dalam...

Let us go inside...

Masjid (Mosque of) Teungku Fakinah

Bersambung dari Makam seorang alim di pendalaman (Tomb of a knowledgeable person inland).

Continued Makam seorang alim di pendalaman (Tomb of a knowledgeable person inland).

Kami juga singgah di sebuah masjid lama yang didirikan seorang pejuang wanita.

We also stopped by at an old mosque built by a female fighter.

Namanya Teungku Fakinah, dilahirkan tahun 1856.

Her name is Teungku Fakinah, born in the year 1856.

Selain gigih menentang pencerobohan Belanda, beliau juga merupakan seorang ulamak besar.

Apart for from perseverance in fighting the Dutch invasion, she was also a major religious master.

Makam seorang alim di pendalaman (Tomb of a knowledgeable person inland)

Bersambung dari Makam raja-raja Darul Kamal (Tombs of the rulers of Darul Kamal).

Continued from Makam raja-raja Darul Kamal (Tombs of the rulers of Darul Kamal).

Perjalanan di kawasan pendalaman diteruskan menghala ke selatan. Singgah di bangunan makam ini yang terletak di tepi jalan.

Journey through rural area was continued heading south. Stopped by at this tomb building which is located besides the road.

Saya diberitahu ia makam seorang alim yang sangat dihormati masyarakat setempat.

I was told it is the tomb of a knowledgeable person very much respected by the local community.

Orangnya dikatakan bertaraf wali dan memiliki ramai anak murid.

The man is said to be of saintly status and had many students.

Katanya pernah ketika sedang mengajar beliau tiba-tiba mengambil air lalu menyiramkannya ke satu arah. Apabila ditanya kenapa berbuat begitu dia menjawab ada kebakaran di Mekah lalu beliau menolong memadamkannya.

It is said that once while teaching he suddenly fetched water and showered it to a direction. When asked why he did that he said there was fire in Mecca and he was helping to put it down.

Makam raja-raja Darul Kamal (Tombs of the rulers of Darul Kamal)

Salam Jumaat. Masuk hari ke-3 perjalanan di Aceh 23-30 Mac.

Peace be upon you this Friday. Entering the 3rd day of the Aceh trip 23-30 Mac.

Selasa 25 Mac 2014. Kami mengambil satu jalan pendalaman kampung keluar dari Banda Aceh lalu singgah di kompleks pemakaman ini.

Tuesday 25th Mac 2014. We took an inland rural road out of Banda Aceh and stopped by at this tomb complex.

Ia adalah kawasan pemakaman raja-raja Darul Kamal.

It is the tomb area for the rulers of Darul Kamal.

Darul Kamal adalah sebuah kerajaan lama yang pernah berdiri sendiri lebih 500 tahun lalu.

Darul Kamal was an old kingdom which used to stand independently more than 500 years ago.

Sekitar tahun 1490 ia diserapkan ke dalam kerajaan Mahkota Alam yang sedang diperintah Sultan Munawar Syah.

Around the year 1490 it was absorbed into the kingdom of Mahkota Alam which was then ruled by Sultan Munawar Syah.

Cucunya Sultan Ali Mughayat Syah yang menaiki takhta sekitar 1511 pula menggabungkan Mahkota Alam dengan beberapa kerajaan lain untuk membentuk kerajaan besar Aceh Darussalam.

His grandson Sultan Ali Mughayat Syah who ascended the throne around 1511 in turn combined Mahkota Alam with a number of other kingdoms to form the big kingdom of Aceh Darussalam.