SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART): 2019-01-13

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Makam berbatu nesan Aceh (Tomb with Aceh stones at) Parit Raja Laut

Bersambung daripada Tanah perkuburan lama (Old burial ground at) Jalan Meriam.

Continuing from Tanah perkuburan lama (Old burial ground at) Jalan Meriam.

Akhir sekali petang itu kami dibawa melihat satu makam di Parit Raja Laut, 6 km ke selatan bandar Muar.

Lastly that evening we were brought to see a tomb at Parit Raja Laut, 6 km to the south of Muar town.

Kelihatan ia ditanda dengan batu Aceh...

Could be seen it is marked by Aceh tombstones...

Tanah perkuburan lama (Old burial ground at) Jalan Meriam

Bersambung daripada Dacing Raja (Royal Scale), Muar.

Continued from Dacing Raja (Royal Scale), Muar.

Seterusnya kami dibawa ke Jalan Meriam di mana terdapat sebuah tanah perkuburan lama.

Next we went to Jalan (street of) Meriam where lies an old burial ground.

Kelihatan satu makam agak terserlah di dalam kawasannya...

Could be seen one tomb rather outstanding inside its area ...

Saya diminta untuk memastikan apakah yang ini makam seorang ternama bernama Sulaiman bin Dato' Bentara Luar.

I was asked to make sure is this the tomb of a renowned person by the name of Sulaiman bin Dato' Bentara Luar.

Namun 2-3 hari kemudian muncul cerita di Facebook mengatakan ia adalah makam seorang tokoh ternama lain yang dikenali sebagai Orang Kaya Junid.

Still 2-3 days later there appeared a story in Facebook saying it is the tomb of another renowned figure who was known as Orang Kaya Junid.

Dacing Raja (Royal Scale), Muar

Bersambung daripada Batu nesan Aceh (Aceh tombstones at) Bakri Batu 1.

Continued from Batu nesan Aceh (Aceh tombstones at) Bakri Batu 1.

Perjalanan diteruskan ke balai polis lama Muar. Di satu lorong bersebelahan ada suatu alat timbang lama.

Journey was continued to the old police station of Muar. At a small road besides lies an old weighing machine.

Tertera nama syarikat H. Pooley & Son dari Birmingham. Menurut arkib nasional United Kingdom ia adalah syarikat yang mengkhususkan kepada alat-alat timbangan 1897-1949.

Inscribed is the name of the company H. Pooley & Son from Birmingham. According to the United Kingdom national archive it was a company specialising in weighting machines 1897-1949.

Tercatat dalam sejarah tempatan pula Muar pernah memiliki sejenis alat timbang yang dikenali sebagai Dacing Raja. Ia digunakan untuk menimbang bijih timah sebelum dibawa keluar melalui pelabuhan berdekatan.

Written in local history in turn Muar once possesed a type of weighting machine known as Dacing Raja (the Royal Scale). It was used to weight tin ore before being brought out through the nearby port.

Sultan Abu Bakar yang bergelar Temenggung Johor (1862-1868), Maharaja Johor (1868-1886) seterusnya Sultan Johor (1886-1895) diketahui pernah pergi ke UK. Begitu juga anakandanya Sultan Ibrahim yang bertakhta 1895-1959. Melihat pada tahun wujudnya syarikat H. Pooley besar kemungkinan Sultan Ibrahim bertanggungjawab membeli alat ini. Disebabkan ia dibeli oleh seorang raja maka dipanggil Dacing Raja.

Sultan Abu Bakar who assumed the title Temenggung (something like royal home minister), Johor (1862-1868), Maharaja (emperor) of Johor (1868-1886) and then Sultan (highest ruler) of Johor (1886-1895) is known to have gone to the UK. So did his son Sultan Ibrahim who was on the throne 1895-1959. Looking at years of existence of the company H. Pooley most probably Sultan Ibrahim was responsible for buying this machine. Because it was bought by a ruler that is why it is called the Dacing Raja.

Batu nesan Aceh (Aceh tombstones at) Bakri Batu 1

Bersambung daripada Makam berbatu nesan Aceh (Tomb with Aceh stones at) Lorong Ahad, Jalan Bakariah.

Continuing from Makam berbatu nesan Aceh (Tomb with Aceh stones at) Lorong Ahad, Jalan Bakariah.

Kami bergerak pula ke tanah perkuburan Islam di Bakri Batu 1, selatan bandar Muar...

We moved in turn to the Muslim burial ground at Bakri Batu 1(1st mile of Bakri), south of Muar town...

Dekat satu kepuk kubur tersandar sepasang batu nesan Aceh.

At one grave enclosure is rested a pair of Aceh tombstones.

Ia nampaknya telah dicabut daripada makam asal yang entah letaknya di mana...

Looks like it has been uprooted from the original tomb of unknown location...

Saya diberitahu kemungkinan lokasi asal adalah di Tanjung Ketapang dekat kuala Sungai Muar 3 km ke barat.

I was told there is a possibility the original location is at Tanjung Ketapang near the Muar river estuary 3 km to the west.

Makam berbatu nesan Aceh (Tomb with Aceh stones at) Lorong Ahad, Jalan Bakariah

Bersambung daripada Makam berbatu nesan Aceh (Tomb with Aceh stones at) Bukit Rhu, Jorak.

Continuing from Makam berbatu nesan Aceh (Tomb with Aceh stones at) Bukit Rhu, Jorak.

Penjejakan batu nesan Aceh diteruskan dengan menghampiri bandar Muar. Masuk ke Lorong Ahad di Jalan Bakariah kami ditunjukkan satu makam.

The tracking of Aceh tombstones was continued by approaching the town of Muar. Enter Lorong (small road of) Ahad at Jalan (street of) Bakariah we were shown a tomb,

Letaknya dalam kawasan rumah orang...

It is situated inside the area of someone's house...

Kelihatan ia memang ditanda dengan batu Aceh...

Could be seen it is indeed marked by Aceh tombstones...

Makam berbatu nesan Aceh (Tomb with Aceh stones at) Bukit Rhu, Jorak

Bersambung daripada Surau (Praying hall of) Kampung Jorak.

Continuing from Surau (Praying hall of) Kampung Jorak.

Seterusnya kami dibawa ke tanah perkuburan Islam Bukit Rhu.

Next we were brought to the Muslim burial area of Bukit Rhu.

Dalam kawasan itu ada satu makam lama yang katanya sudah wujud sebelum tanah perkuburan dibuka...

Inside this area there is an old tomb which is said to have existed before the burial ground was opened...

Saya tertarik kerana ia ditanda dengan batu nesan Aceh...

I am interested as it is marked with Aceh tombstones...

Ini menandakan ia milik seorang tokoh berpengaruh yang hidup paling lewat pun 150 tahun lalu.

It marks it as belonging to a figure of influence who lived at the latest 150 years ago.

Surau (Praying hall of) Kampung Jorak

Bersambung daripada Makam (Tomb of) Tok Sijau.

Continuing from Makam (Tomb of) Tok Sijau.

Dari Bukit Mor kami bergerak ke Jorak 24 km ke utara lalu singgah di surau ini.

From Bukit Mor we moved to Jorak 24 km to the north and stopped by this praying hall.

Ia dinyatakan sebagai Surau Kampung Jorak...

It is stated as Surau (Praying hall of) Kampung Jorak...

Makam (Tomb of) Tok Sijau

Bersambung daripada Masjid (Mosque of) Sulaimansyah, Parit Pinang Seribu.

Continuing from Masjid (Mosque of) Sulaimansyah, Parit Pinang Seribu.

Selepas lebih 3 jam mendaki Bukit Mor dan meneroka beberapa bahagian bukit kami singgah ke satu makam berdekatan. Oh, saya mendaki itu bersama dua orang anak muda yang datang dari Kulai, Johor. Kemudian datang seorang pengkaji sejarah membawa seorang anak muda lalu menunjukkan arah ke makam dalam gambar.

After more than 3 hours climbing Bukit (hill of) Mor and exploring a number of sections of the hill we stopped by at a nearby tomb. Oh, I made that climb with two youngsters who came from Kulai, Johor. Then came a history reseacher bringing a youngster and showed the way to the tomb in picture

Dikenali sebagai Makam Tok Sijau ia dikatakan sebuah makam keramat.

Known as Makam (Tomb of) Tok Sijau it is said to be a tomb of miraculous powers.

Ada beberapa pendapat tentang siapakah Tok Sijau yang dimakamkan di sini...

There are a number of opinions on who is the Tok Sijau laid to rest here...

Ada yang percaya beliau seorang tokoh agama dari Pagar Ruyung, Sumatera yang berhijrah ke Muar untuk mengembangkan ajaran Islam.

There are those who believe he was a religious figure from Pagar Ruyung, Sumatera who migrated to Muar to spread the teachings of Islam.

Ada pula mengatakan beliau adalah seorang Melayu Bugis bernama Haji Abdul Rahman yang hidup 400 tahun lalu.

There are also those who said he was a Bugis Malay named Haji Abdul Rahman who lived 400 years ago.

Satu lagi pendapat menyatakan beliau bernama Syed Pajar Jamalulail dan berasal dari Iraq.

There is an opinion saying his name is Syed Pajar Jamalulail and originated from Iraq.

Ada pula menambah memang Tok Sijau seorang Syed (keturunan Nabi Muhammad SAW) daripada keluarga Jamalulail. Cuma beliau terkait dengan keluarga Jamalulail Perlis dan seorang tokoh dipanggil Tok Tenang yang dimakamkan dekat Segamat. Rujuk artikel lama Makam (Tomb of) Tok Tenang.

There are those who added indeed Tok Sijau was a Syed (descendant of Prophet Muhammad SAW) from the Jamalulail family. It's just that he was related to the Perlis Jamalulail family and a figure called Tok Tenang who was laid to rest near Segamat. Refer to the old article Makam (Tomb of) Tok Tenang.