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Tiga buku pertama yang ditulis dan diterbitkan saya.

The first three books written and published by me.

"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti".

ISBN 983-42031-0-1, Jun 2006

"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal"

ISBN 983-42031-1-x, Mei 2007

"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Sirih Pulang ke Gagang?"

ISBN 978-983-42031-2-2, November 2007

Buku keempat bertajuk "Rumah Azan". Diterbitkan April 2009 oleh syarikat Karnadya dengan pertolongan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, buku ini memaparkan gambar-gambar cantik berserta cerita di sebalik masjid-masjid terpilih yang boleh dikaitkan dengan sejarah Melayu Islam dan pembentukan negara Malaysia.

The fourth book titled "Rumah Azan". Published in April 2009 by the company Karnadya with the help of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, this book features beautiful pictures along with stories behind selected mosques which could be related to the history of Islam and the Malays and the formation of the nation of Malaysia.

Buku kelima saya "Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and Malay Sultanates" diterbitkan awal 2010. Ia merupakan terjemahan buku "Ahlul Bait (Keluarga) Rasulullah SAW dan Kesultanan Melayu" karangan Hj Muzaffar Mohamad dan Tun Suzana Othman ke dalam bahasa Inggeris untuk pasaran antarabangsa.

My fifth book "Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and Malay Sultanates" was published early 2010. It is a translation of the Malay-language book "Ahlul Bait (Keluarga) Rasulullah SAW dan Kesultanan Melayu" authored by Hj Muzaffar Mohamad and Tun Suzana Othman turned into English for the international market.

Seperti buku ke-empat saya "Rumah Azan", buku ke-enam "Kereta Api Menuju Destinasi" juga adalah buku mewah yang diterbitkan oleh syarikat Karnadya dengan kerjasama Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Keluar Januari 2011 ia memaparkan gambar dan cerita tentang pengembaraan menaiki keretapi ke seluruh Semenanjung Malaysia berserta tempat-tempat menarik yang boleh dicapai dengan cara ini.

Like my fourth book "Rumah Azan", the sixth book "Kereta Api Menuju Destinasi" is also a coffee-table book which is published by the company Karnadya with the cooperation of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (the main Malay literary body in Malaysia). Coming out January 2011 it features pictures and stories on the adventure travelling by train to all of Peninsular Malaysia along with the interesting places which could be reached this way.

Buku ketujuh saya "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" pula ada sebuah coffee-table book atau buku mewah yang ditulis, disunting, direkaletak dan gambar-gambarnya diambil sendiri oleh saya. Keluar dari kilang Oktober 2011, buku yang menggabungkan sejarah keluarga dengan sejarah tempat-tempat seperti Singapura, Johor, Batu Pahat, Muar malah ada sejarah Pulau Jawa dan Inggeris sekali ini telah diulas dengan saya ditemu ramah secara langsung dalam program Selamat Pagi Malaysia di RTM1. Lihat artikel Siaran langsung ulasan buku "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" dan temu ramah di Selamat Pagi Malaysia. Sedikit isi terpilih ada dipaparkan dalam Sneak peek "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah".

My seventh book "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" in turn is a coffee-table book which is written, editted, designed and has pictures taken by me. Coming out of the factory October 2011, this book which combines family history with history of places such as Singapura, Johor, Batu Pahat, Muar and in fact the history of the island of Java and England has been reviewed with me interviewed live in the program Selamat Pagi Malaysia at RTM1. Look at the article Siaran langsung ulasan buku "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" dan temu ramah di Selamat Pagi Malaysia. Some selected contents have been featured in Sneak peek "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah".

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Terbaru : Siri novel "Berpetualang ke Aceh" kini boleh didapati dalam bentuk e-book. Masuk http://www.e-sentral.com/, klik kategori novel am dan pergi ke mukasurat 4. Anda juga boleh taip perkataan "Aceh" pada kotak carian. Atau terus klik Buku 1, Buku 2 dan Buku 3.

Latest : The "Berpetualang ke Aceh" series of novels could now be obtained in e-book form. Enter http://www.e-sentral.com/, click general novel and go to page 4. You can also type the word "Aceh" at the search box. Or click straight Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Makam (Tomb of) Tuanku Hashim Banta Muda



Tujuan utama kami mencari masjid lama Padang Tiji adalah untuk menziarahi sebuah makam di sebelahnya.
The main reason we looked for the old mosque of Padang Tiji was to pay a visit to a tomb besides it.


Ia milik seorang pembesar dan pahlawan Aceh bernama Tuanku Hashim Banta Muda.
It belongs to an official and warrior of Aceh named Tuanku Hashim Banta Muda.


Tuanku Hashim Banta Muda adalah seorang pemimpin utama Aceh ketika melawan Belanda... selepas penjajah Barat itu menceroboh Aceh tahun 1873. Beliau adalah dari keluarga Raja-raja Aceh Dinasti Bugis, dari keturunan Daeng Mansur. Rujuk kembali artikel Makam (Tomb of) Teungku Chik di Reubee Daeng Mansur.
Tuanku Hashim Banta Muda was a main leader of Aceh during the fight against the Dutch...after the Western colonialists invaded Aceh in the year 1873. He is from the family of the rulers of Aceh of the Bugis dynasty, from the descendants of Daeng Mansur. Refer again to the article Makam (Tomb of) Teungku Chik di Reubee Daeng Mansur.



Masjid lama (Old mosque of) Padang Tiji



Sampai sahaja ke pekan Padang Tiji kami terus mencari masjid lama ini.
Upon reaching the small town of Padang Tiji we immediately looked for this old mosque.




Nampaknya ia juga adalah masjid lama tetapi ditambah bahagian baru.
Looks like it is also an old mosque but was added with new sections.


Dewan solat.
Praying hall.


Bahagian bawah kubah.
Section under the roof.


Mihrab. Untuk makluman ini adalah artikel ke 878 di blogspot ini.
Front-most section. For information this is the 878 article in this blogspot.



Masjid Besar (Big mosque of) Raudhatur Rahman, Padang Tiji



Dari Reubee kami keluar ke jalan utama Sigli ke Banda Aceh lalu menuju ke Padang Tiji. Terlihat bangunan bernama Masjid Besar Raudhatur Rahman ini.
From Reubee we went out to the Sigli to Banda Aceh main road and headed for Padang Tiji. Saw this building called Masjid Besar (Big mosque of) Raudhatur Rahman.




Saya pun masuk ke dalam.
I then went inside.





Dewan solat.
Praying hall.


Bahagian bawah kubah.
Section under the roof.


Mihrab.
Front-most section.



Masjid Jamek (Main mosque of) Teungku Chik di Reubee



Seterusnya kami ke Masjid Jamek Teungku Chik di Reubee yang terletak berdekatan.
Next we went to Masjid Jamek (main mosque of) Teungku Chik Di Reubee which is situated nearby.


Kelihatan ia adalah masjid lama yang telah ditambah bahagian baru.
Looks like it is an old mosque which has been added with new sections.




Dewan solat.
Praying hall.


Bahagian bawah kubah.
Section under the roof.


Mihrab.
Front-most section.



Makam (Tomb of) Putroe Sani



Dari makam Daeng Mansur kami bergerak 1-2 km gitu ke makam puteri yang dikenali sebagai Putroe Sani.
From the tomb of Daeng Mansur we moved about 1-2 km or so to the tomb of his daughter which is known as Putroe Sani.


Putroe Sani turut dikenali sebagai Puteri Ratna Sendi Istana.
Putroe Sani was also known as Puteri Ratna Sendi Istana.


Maklumat kurang nampak di bahagian kepala makam menyebutnya sebagai Puteri Sendi Ratu Indra.
The hardly visible information on the head part of the tomb mentioned it as Puteri Sendi Ratu Indra.


Untuk makluman baginda adalah isteri pertama Sultan Iskandar Muda (memerintah Aceh 1607-1636). Tetapi rata-rata orang cuma tahu isteri kemudian Iskandar Muda, Puteri Kamaliah dari Pahang yang dikenali masyarakat Aceh sebagai Putroe Phang.
For information her majesty was the first wife of Sultan Iskandar Muda (ruled Aceh 1607-1636). But all in all people only know about the later wife of Iskandar Muda, Puteri Kamaliah from Pahang who is known by the Aceh community as Putroe Phang.




Thursday, February 16, 2012

Makam (Tomb of) Teungku Chik di Reubee Daeng Mansur



Seterusnya kami masuk lebih pendalaman ke kawasan bernama Reubee di mana terdapat bangunan makam ini
Next we went further inland to an area called Reubee where lies this tomb building.


Di dalamnya terdapat makam pendakwah bernama Daeng Mansur yang menjadi Teungku Chik (ulamak besar) di Reubee.
Inside it lies the tomb of a missionary called Daeng Mansur who became the Teungku Chik di Reubee (major religious master of Reubee).


Seperti Pakeh Seundri, beliau juga datang dari Tanah Bugis, dari satu tempat atau kerajaan yang dipanggil Wajo.
Like Pakeh Seundri, he also came from the Bugis lands, from a place or a kingdom called Wajo.


Beliau diketahui datang pertengahan abad ke 16 Masihi. Menariknya dari beliaulah muncul Raja-raja Aceh berketurunan Bugis. Lihat artikel lama Makam Raja-raja Dinasti Bugis (the tomb of kings from the Bugis dynasty).
He is known to have come in the middle of the 16th century AD. What is interesting it was through him the rulers of Aceh of Bugis descent were issued from. Look at the old article Makam Raja-raja Dinasti Bugis (the tomb of kings from the Bugis dynasty).



Makam (Tomb of) Pakeh Seundri





Tidak jauh dari Masjid Poteu Meureuhom dan Masjid Labui terdapat makam ini.
Not far from Masjid (mosque of) Poteu Meureuhom and the Labui mosque there lies this tomb.




Ia milik orang yang dipanggil Pakeh Seundri, berasal dari Sidenring di Tanah Bugis tetapi berhijrah ke sini lalu menjadi kadhi Sultan Aceh bagi wilayah Pidie
It belongs to a person called Pakeh Seundri, originating from Sidenring in the Bugis lands (on the island of Celebes) who migrated here and became the kadhi (religious judge) of the Sultan of Aceh for the province of Pidie.


Dikatakan para ulebalang Pidie adalah anak cucu beliau. Oh. Ulebalang di Aceh bermaksud pemerintah atau raja daerah, lain maknanya dengan perkataan Melayu hulubalang yang bermakna pahlawan.
It is said that the ulebalangs of Pidie were his offsprings. Oh. Ulebalang in Aceh means ruler or king of a district, different in meaning from the Malay word hulubalang which means warrior.


Nampaknya ada kaum kerabat Pakeh Seundri dimakamkan di sini.
Looks like there are kith and kins of Pakeh Seundri who were laid to rest here.





Masjid (Mosque of) Poteu Meureuhom, Labui

Bersambung dari Masjid (Mosque of) Labui.
Continued from Masjid (Mosque of) Labui.



Betul-betul di sebelah Masjid Labui terdapat masjid lama ini.
Exactly besides Masjid (mosque of) Labui there exists this old mosque.

Apa yang menarik perhatian saya adalah ukiran seperti lidah terjulur di sudut bumbung.
What caught my attention was the carvings like tounges hanging out at the corners of the roof.


Difahamkam masjid ini didirikan selepas Sultan Iskandar Muda yang memerintah Aceh 1607-1636 Masihi mangkat.
It is understood this mosque was built after Sultan Iskandar Muda who ruled Aceh 1607-1636 AD passed away.


Poteu Meureuhom yang bermakna marhum yang disanjung tinggi kalau tak salah merupakan satu panggilan hormat untuk baginda. Maka itu masjid ini dipanggil Masjid Poteu Meureuhom.
Poteu Meureuhom which means the deceased who was highly looked up upon if not mistaken is a call of respect for his majesty. Thus this mosque is called Masjid (mosque of) Poteu Meureuhom.






Dewan solat.
Praying hall.


Bahagian bawah kubah.
Section under the roof.


Mihrab.
Front-most section.



Masjid (Mosque of) Labui



Dari Sigli kami masuk ke kawasan pendalaman yang dipanggil Labui untuk ke masjid ini.
From Sigli we went to an inland area which is called Labui to get to this mosque.


Walaupun masjid ini agak baru ia sebenarnya didirikan di atas tapak masjid lama yang wujud 400 tahun lalu.
Although this mosque is quiet new it was actually built on the site of an old mosque which existed 400 years ago.




Dewan solat.
Praying hall.


Bahagian bawah kubah.
Section under the roof.


Mihrab.
Front-most section.