Makam (tomb of) Laksamana (royal admiral) Keumala Hayati!

Lebih kurang 10 km dari Benteng Indrapatra (lihat artikel Benteng (Fortress of) Indrapatra... ) terdapat makam Laksamana Keumala Hayati atau Malahayati...

About 10 km from the fortress of Indrapatra (look at the article Benteng (Fortress of) Indrapatra... ) lies the tomb of Laksamana (royal admiral) Keumala Hayati or Malahayati...

Kedudukannya amat terserlah di atas bukit...

Its position is very prominent on top a hill...

Sepanjang saya berada di Aceh dan melawat banyak tempat, rasanya kedudukan makam inilah yang paling terserlah!

All the while I was in Aceh and visiting plenty of places, I think this tomb is the one which has the most prominent position!

Apa yang membuat ia mendapat kedudukan terhormat seperti begini?

What made it deserves to get such a respected position as this?

Sejarah rasmi Aceh malah sejarah dunia mengenali Laksamana Keumala Hayati sebagai seorang pemimpin wanita yang terserlah lebih 400 tahun lalu. Cicit Sultan Salehuddin (memerintah Aceh 1530-1539) ini pernah memimpin satu angkatan laut 2,000 orang janda menewaskan sebuah armada Belanda!

The official history of Aceh in fact history of the world recognise Laksamana Keumala Hayati as a female leader who became prominent more than 400 years ago. This great grandchild of Sultan Salehuddin (ruled Aceh 1530-1539) once lead a naval force of 2,000 widows and beat a Dutch armada!

Apa yang menarik adalah kedudukan makam Laksamana Keumala Hayati yang diletakkan sebelah menyebelah dalam satu kepok bersama makam suaminya Laksamana Zainal Abidin. Kain putih yang digunakan untuk 'menyatukan' makam memberikan rasa romantik!

What is interesting is the position of the tomb of Laksamana Keumala Hayati which is put side by side in one box along with the tomb of her husband Laksamana Zainal Abidin. The white clothes used to 'unify' the tombs gave a feeling of romance!

Lebih menarik lagi adalah rasa yang timbul akibat kedudukan makam. Ia seolah mengesahkan satu telahan melalui kajian peribadi yang telah dibuat bertahun dahulu bahawa baik Laksamana Keumala Hayati mahupun Laksamana Zainal Abidin memiliki identiti rahsia yang lebih bersifat pasangan diraja. Mungkin sebab itu makam mereka mendapat kedudukan begini terserlah?

What is more important is the feel which arises because of the position of the tombs. It is as if it verifies a guesswork through a private research made years ago which shows both Laksamana Keumala Hayati and Laksamana Zainal Abidin as having secret identities which are more of a royal couple in nature. Maybe that is why their tombs have such a prominent position as this?

Yang pasti, kedudukan makam memberikan pemandangan yang cantik lagi strategik untuk melihat Teluk Lamuri. Untuk pengetahuan teluk ini yang memiliki kedudukan penting dalam sejarah Aceh. Cukup!

What is sure, the position of the tombs give a beautiful view which is strategic for looking at the bay of Lamuri. For information this bay has an important position in the history of Aceh. That's all!

p/s: Ini adalah artikel ke 282 di sini.

This is the 282th article in here.

Benteng (Fortress of) Indrapatra...

Sekitar 20 km ke timur Banda Aceh terdapat satu tempat yang dipanggil Benteng Indrapatra...
Some 20 km east of Banda Aceh there exist as place called Benteng (fortress of) Indrapatra...

Di sini terdapat benteng purba yang berkaitan dengan sejarah lama Aceh...

He lies an ancient fortress which is related to the old history of Aceh...

Benteng ini dipercayai telah didirikan pada abad ke 7 Masihi, sekitar 1,400 tahun lalu!

This fortress is believed to have been built in the 7th century AD, around 1,400 years ago!

Mari kita masuk ke dalam...

Let us go inside...

Terdapat satu kawasan laman dengan beberapa kubu kecil...

There is a lawn area with a number of small bunkers...

Satu pandangan ke arah pendalaman...

A look towards inland...

Boleh kelihatan sebuah lagi benteng yang agak besar...

One could see another fortress which is quite large...

Biar kita teroka benteng yang ini dahulu...
Let us explore this fortress first...




Terdapat lubang-lubang yang nampaknya digunakan untuk menembak meriam...
There are holes which looks like it were used to shoot out with cannons...




Nampaknya benteng ini kini dijadikan tempat bersantai...
It looks like this fortress is now used as a place to relax...





OK. Sekarang mari kita pergi ke benteng yang lagi satu...
OK. Now let us go to the other fortress...





Jaraknya sekitar 200-300 meter dari benteng tadi...
Its distance is about 200-300 metres from the previous fortress...






Mari kita naik ke atas...
Let us go up...


Sambil itu saya terlihat bahagian yang seperti dibelah dengan pedang ini!
Meanwhile I saw this part which looks like it has been cleaved by a sword!


Rupa-rupanya benteng yang ini lebih luas...
As it turned out this fortress is much wider...


Nampaknya ia juga pernah memiliki sebuah balai diraja!

It looks like it also used to have a royal stage!

Kemungkinan besar ini merupakan benteng utama yang menjadi pusat pemerintahan. Lihat bangunan dengan bumbung seperti topi ini...
There is a big possibility that this is the main fortress which became the command centre. Look at this building with a roof which looks like a cap...

Di dalamnya terdapat sebuah perigi yang menunjukkan di sinilah tempat tumpuan orang berkubu...
Inside it there exist a well which shows this indeed is the place of where people converge in fortification...

Sebenarnya terdapat sebuah lagi kubu yang membentuk Benteng Indrapatra.
Actually there exist one more fortress which forms the Benteng of Indrapatra.

Tetapi ia nampak sudah rosak teruk...
But it looks like it has been badly damaged...

Pintu Khop, jalan masuk ke nikmat duniawi (entrance to worldly pleasures)

Di satu kawasan taman di tengah Banda Aceh terdapat sebuah monumen yang dipanggil Pintu Khop.

At one park area at the centre of Banda Aceh there lies a monument which is called the Pintu Khop.

Sekitar 400 tahun lalu, ia pernah menjadi pintu yang membataskan kawasan istana dengan taman permainan diraja!

Around 400 years ago, it was the gates which marked the boundaries between the palace compound and the royal leisure garden!

Pintu Khop adalah satu peninggalan daripada sebuah taman yang katanya dibina amat indah dengan pertolongan tukang-tukang yang didatangkan dari pelbagai pelusuk dunia.

Pintu (the Malay world for door) Khop is a relic from a garden which is said to have been exquisitely built with the help of expert craftsmen brought in from varied parts of the world.

Bukan sahaja pilihan tumbuh-tumbuhan ditanam dan diatur sebegitu rupa untuk membentuk taman yang luar biasa indahnya. Sungai yang mengalir melalui taman pun dibentuk kembali, diletakkan apa-apa batu yang patut untuk memberikan gambaran syurga di atas dunia.

It is not just choice of plants cultivated and arranged in such a way to form a garden of extraordinary beauty. Even the river which flows through the garden was reshaped, furnished with whatever stones necessary to make it an image of paradise on earth.

Ia juga menjadi tempat sang Sultan bermain-main romantis dengan permaisurinya. Maka itu ada disebut nama taman ini sebagai Taman Ghairah!

It is also the place for the Sultan to play around romantically with his queen. Thus this garden is known as Taman (garden of ) Ghairah (passionate desires)!

Taman yang menjadi tempat peribadi keluarga diraja dahulukala berehat ini meluas agak jauh. Lihat jambatan yang kelihatan pada latarbelakang. Di sebaliknya boleh kelihatan satu tempat permainan diraja yang dikenali sebagai Gunongan. Lihat artikel lebih awal bertajuk Gunongan... . Sedangkan kedudukan Gunongan itu masih lagi di separuh keluasan taman. Sekian! :]

The garden which is the private rest area for the royal family spread out rather far. Look at the bridge which could be seen in the background. Behind it one could see a royal playground known as the Gunongan. Look at the earlier article called Gunongan... . Bear in mind the Gunongan is situated at a location which is still halfway down the garden's lengths. That's all! :]

Makam (tomb of) Sultan Malikus Salih!

Continued from Masjid (Mosque of) Baitul Mannan, Idi...
Bersambung daripada Masjid (Mosque of) Baitul Mannan, Idi...

Dari Idi kami bergerak sekitar 80 km ke barat-laut, hampir 2 jam perjalanan ke Geudong di mana terdapatnya makam yang paling ingin saya kunjungi di Aceh, iaitu makam Sultan Malikus Salih.

From Idi we moved on some 80 km to the north-west, almost 2 hours journey to Geudong where there exist the tomb which I most like to visit in Aceh, that is the tomb of Sultan Malikus Salih.

Untuk makluman baginda adalah pengasas kerajaan berkembar Samudera dan Pasai yang pernah menjadi pusat utama penyebaran Islam ke seluruh Alam Melayu. Sultan Malikus Salih dikatakan mangkat tahun 1297 Masihi, lebih seabad sebelum kemunculan keSultanan Melaka seperti yang tercatit dalam buku-buku sejarah. Menurut ceritanya, baginda menerima mandat untuk memerintah daripada Sharif iaitu raja Mekah. Malah sang Sultan turut mendapat dokongan Rasulullah SAW melalui mimpi dan wasiat dari Nabi!

For information his majesty was the founder of the twin kingdoms of Samudera and Pasai which was once the main centre for propagating Islam to the whole of the Malay world. Sultan Malikus Salih is said to have passed away in the year 1297 AD, more than a century before the appearance of the Sultanate of Melaka as written in history books. According to the story, his majesty received the mandate to rule from the Sharif that is the king of Mekah. In fact the Sultan got the support of Rasulullah SAW through a dream and a will from the Prophet!

Di sebelah makam baginda terdapat makam Sultan Malikul Zahir, katanya anakanda baginda...
Besides his majesty's tomb lies the tomb of Sultan Malikul Zahir, said to be his majesty's son...

Di sini saya mengambil kesempatan untuk mengabadikan gambar saya juga isteri dan hos kami di Aceh, Kak Ann (di tengah). Sejumlah gambar lagi akan dijadikan cerita di blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU ya. Sekian...

Here I would like to take the opportunity to put for prosperity a picture of me also wife and our host in Aceh, Kak Ann (in the middle). A few more pictures will be made into a story at the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU ya. That's all...

Masjid (Mosque of) Baitul Mannan, Idi...

Bersambung daripada artikel Makam (tomb of) Sultan Sayyid Maulana Abdul Aziz Shah...

Continued from the article Makam (tomb of) Sultan Sayyid Maulana Abdul Aziz Shah...

Dari Perlak kami bergerak 20 km lagi utara ke bandar Idi lalu singgah di masjid besar ini...

From Perlak we move on some 20 km north to the town of Idi and stopped at this big mosque...

Tujuan sebenar kami ialah untuk melawat seseorang yang duduk di sekitar masjid ini...
Our real intention was to visit someone who lives somewhere around this mosque...



Oleh kerana ketika itu sudah masuk waktu Maghrib, kami pun masuk untuk menunaikan solat...
Since it was already the time of Maghrib, we then entered inside to do our prayers...


Pandangan dalam kubah...
The view of the inside of the dome...

Selepas bersolat kami pun bertanyakan jemaah di manakah rumah orang yang ingin kami cari...

After praying we then asked the congregation where is the house of the person we were looking for...

Rupa-rupanya orang yang dicari ini juga merupakan salah seorang imam masjid. Tetapi dia tidak bertugas waktu itu...

As it turned out the person we're looking for is one of the imam (congregation prayer leader) of the mosque. But he wasn't on duty then...

Apapun kami dapat menemuinya di rumah. Oh, nasib baik saya ada mengambil gambar di atas ini. Baru saya teringat nama masjid!

Whatever we managed to meet him at his house. Oh, luckily I took the picture above. Only now do I remember the name of the mosque!

Makam (tomb of) Sultan Sayyid Maulana Abdul Aziz Shah

Di satu kawasan pendalaman di Perlak, Aceh terdapat sebuah makam yang sangat lama...
In one rural area in Perlak, Aceh there exist a very old tomb...

Di sinilah terdapat makam Sultan pertama Perlak, Sultan Sayyid Maulana Abdul Aziz Shah, pemerintah pertama kerajaan Islam Perlak yang pernah bertapak 1,200 tahun lalu!

For here exist the tomb of the first Sultan of Perlak, Sultan Sayyid Maulana Abdul Aziz Shah, the first ruler of the Islamic kingdom of Perlak which has taken roots 1,200 years ago!

Melihat pada koleksi gambar yang diambil di Aceh pertengahan Jun ini baru saya tersedar saya tidak mengambil banyak gambar makam kecuali pemandangan sekitarnya. Harap ini cukup untuk tatapan para pembaca di sini. Sila lihat cerita berkenaan yang akan dibuat di blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU selepas ini ya...

Looking at the collection of pictures taken in Aceh in the middle of this June only did I realised that I didn't take much pictures of the tomb except that of the surroundings. Hopefully this should enough for the readers here. Do have a look at the relevant story which would be made at the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU after this ya...

Makam Teuku Langsa (Tombs of the Teuku of Langsa)

Disambung dari Menara hadapan Masjid Raya Langsa (The tower in front the main mosque of Langsa)...
Continued from Menara hadapan Masjid Raya Langsa (The tower in front the main mosque of Langsa)...

Di tepi sebuah masjid lain di Langsa, masjid yang lebih kecil terdapat sebuah kawasan pemakaman yang terserlah...

Besides another mosque in Langsa, a smaller mosque there exist a burial area which stands out...

Saya difahamkan ia milik ahli keluarga pemerintah tradisional Langsa...

I am made to understand it belongs to the family of the traditional rulers of Langsa...

Aceh dahulukala memakai sistem pemerintahan di mana daerah-daerah di dalamnya diperintah oleh ketua-ketua bertaraf raja tempatan.
Aceh in the old times used a system of administration where the districts inside in were ruled by leaders which ranked as local kings.

Mereka dan ahli keluarga mereka memakai gelaran Teuku di hadapan nama. Fungsinya hampir serupa dengan gelaran Tengku di Malaysia sedangkan di Aceh, gelaran Teungku yang bunyinya serupa dengan Tengku dipakai oleh alim-ulamak yang memimpin masyarakat. Sekian.

They and their family members used the title Teuku in front of their names. Its function is almost the same as the title Tengku in Malaysia while in Aceh, the title Teungku which sounded the same as Tengku is used by religious persons who lead the community. That's all.