Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Masjid (Mosque of) Kuala Bera



Dari Pekan saya menghulu Sungai Pahang lalu singgah di beberapa tempat. Hampir senja sampai ke Kuala Bera lalu singgah di masjidnya...
From Pekan I went upriver following the Pahang river and stopped at a number of places. Almost dusk arrived at Kuala Bera and stopped by at its mosque...

















Makam cucu Tok Gajah (Tomb of grandson of Tok Gajah)



Di sisi kiri Masjid Abdullah terdapat sebuah makam.
At the left side of Abdullah mosque there lies a tomb.





Kami diberitahu ia milik cucu kepada Tok Gajah, pahlawan Melayu terkenal Pahang yang gigih menentang penjajahan British penghujung abad ke-19 Masihi...
We were told it belongs to grandson of Tok Gajah, famous Malay warrior of Pahang who was relentless in fighting against British colonisation at the end of the 19th century AD...





Batu nesan lama dari (Old tombstone from) Kampung Permatang Pasir, Pekan



Antara yang dipamerkan di Masjid Abdullah adalah sebuah batu nesan lama.
Among those exhibited at Abdullah mosque is an old tombstone.





Ditemui di Kampung Permatang Pasir, Pekan, Pahang pada tahun 1953 ia milik seorang tokoh yang meninggal dunia pada tahun 419 Hijrah bersamaan 1028 Masihi.
Found at Kampung (village of) Permatang Pasir, Pekan, Pahang in the year 1953 it belonged to a figure who passed away in the yeat 419 Hijrah (Muslim calendar) equivalent to 1028 AD.






Batu nesan ini menjadi bukti sudah ada orang Islam di Pahang sejak 1,000 tahun lalu.
This tombstone is a proof that there were already Muslim people in Pahang since 1,000 years ago.





Pameran Melayu dan Islam di Masjid Sultan Abdullah (Malay and Islam exhibition at Sultan Abdullah mosque), Pekan



Selain diperbaiki lalu boleh digunakan kembali untuk bersolat Masjid Abdullah juga dijadikan seperti muzium.
Apart from being repaired and thus can be used again for making prayers the Abdullah mosque was also made to resemble a museum.





Dijaga oleh Lembaga Muzium Pahang terdapat pameran berkenaan warisan Melayu dan Islam...
Maintained by Pahang Museum Board there are exhibitions on Malay heritage and Islam...
































Rupa baru Masjid Sultan Abdullah (New look of Sultan Abdullah mosque), Pekan



Tidak jauh dari muzium terdapat sebuah masjid lama.
Not far from the museum there lies an old mosque.





Saya pernah membuat artikel bertajuk Masjid (Mosque of) Sultan Abdullah, Pekan 6 tahun lalu. Ketika itu masjid yang dibuka tahun 1932 ini sudah lama tidak digunakan.
I have made an article called Masjid (Mosque of) Sultan Abdullah, Pekan 6 years ago. At that time the mosque which was opened in 1932 has long been unused.





Kini ia telah diperbaiki lalu boleh digunakan.
Now it has been repaired and can be used.





Difahamkan ia dibuka kembali penghujung tahun lalu.
It is understood that it was reopened end of last year.




















Lagi Muzium (More of the Museum of) Sultan Abu Bakar, Pekan



Seterusnya kami bergerak ke bangunan belakang.
Next we moved on to a rear building.


Terdapat pameran berkenaan kebudayaan Islam...
There is exhibition on Islamic culture...

















Bergerak pula ke pameran luar.
Moving on in turn to the outside exhibition.








Kembali ke hadapan bangunan utama di mana terdapat beberapa kenderaan tentera...
Returning to the front of the main building where lies a number of military vehicles...