SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART)

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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.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Makam (Tomb of) Imam Perang Jabarumun

Bersambung dari Masjid Jamek (Main mosque of) Gopeng.

Continued from Masjid Jamek (Main mosque of) Gopeng.

Sekitar 1-2 km di luar pekan Gopeng terdapat makam ini.

Around 1-2 km outside the small town of Gopeng lies this tomb.

Ia milik seorang tokoh orang Mandailing yang dikenali sebagai Imam Perang Jabarumun.

It belongs to a figure of the Mandailing people who was known as Imam Perang Jabarumun.

Jabarumun yang hidup penghujung abad ke 19 dipanggil Imam Perang kerana ada memimpin angkatan perang selain menjadi pemimpin agama.

Jabarumun who lived at the end of the 19th century is called the Imam Perang as he had lead a war party (perang is the Malay word for battle/war) besides being a religious leader (imam also means the one who regularly leads prayers in a mosque).

Namun ada yang percaya Jabarumun cuma nama samaran seorang tokoh berketurunan Bugis yang dikenali sebagai Tok Jabar dari sekitar Kampung Gajah dan Pasir Salak, juga dikenali sebagai Ngah Jabor. Rujuk artikel lama Masjid (Mosque of) Tok Jabar

Still there are those who believes that Jabarumun is just a name of diguise for a figure of Bugis descent who was also known as Tok Jabar from around Kampung Gajah and Pasir Salak, also known as Ngah Jabor. Refer to the old article Masjid (Mosque of) Tok Jabar.

Beliau diketahui terlibat dalam pembunuhan Residen pertama British ke Perak iaitu J.W.W. Birch 1875. Tetapi dapat melepaskan diri dari hukuman lalu dikatakan hilang.

He is known to have been involved in the killing of the first British Resident to Perak which is J.W.W. Birch in 1875. But managed to escape from punishment and said to have disappeared.

Yang ini pula kubur isterinya, saya tak ingat nama. Dikatakan Tok Jabar mengahwini anak kepada seorang tokoh Mandailing bernama Imam Perang Basir dari keluarga Nasution. Mungkin sebab itu beliau kemudian dikenali sebagai orang Mandailing juga...

This in turn is the tomb of his wife, I can't remember the name. It is said Tok Jabar married the daughter of a Mandailing figure named Imam Perang Basir from the Nasution family. Maybe because of that he was later known as a Mandailing person too...

Masjid Jamek (Main mosque of) Gopeng

Bersambung dari Bangunan kayu di perkarangan masjid Kampung Kepayang (Wooden building at the compound of Kampung Kepayang mosque).

Continued from Bangunan kayu di perkarangan masjid Kampung Kepayang (Wooden building at the compound of Kampung Kepayang mosque).

Seterusnya saya singgah di Masjid Jamek Gopeng.

Next I stopped by at Masjid Jamek (main mosque of) Gopeng.

Ia adalah masjid kayu yang agak cantik.

It is a rather beautiful wooden mosque.

Bangunan kayu di perkarangan masjid Kampung Kepayang (Wooden building at the compound of Kampung Kepayang mosque)

Bersambung dari Masjid (Mosque of) Ahmadiah, Kampung Kepayang, Sungai Raya.

Continued from Masjid (Mosque of) Ahmadiah, Kampung Kepayang, Sungai Raya.

Di perkarangan masjid terdapat bangunan kayu ini.

At the compound of the mosque lies this wooden building.

Nampaknya ia dibuka Ogos 1923.

Looks like it was opened August 1923.

Masjid (Mosque of) Ahmadiah, Kampung Kepayang, Sungai Raya

Bersambung dari Masjid (Mosque of) Kampung Raja, Cameron Highlands.

Continued from Masjid (Mosque of) Kampung Raja, Cameron Highlands.

Dari Kampung Raja saya keluar ke negeri Perak melalui jalan Simpang Pulai. Dalam perjalanan ke Gopeng terlihat masjid ini...

From Kampung Raja I went out to the state of Perak through the Simpang Pulai road. On the way to Gopeng saw this mosque...

Namanya Masjid Ahmadiah di Kampung Kepayang, Sungai Raya.

Its name is Masjid (mosque of) Ahmadiah in Kampung Kepayang, Sungai Raya.

Rekabentuknya agak cantik.

Its design is rather beautiful.

Mari lihat ke dalam.

Let us look inside.

Mimbar.

The pulpit.

Masjid (Mosque of) Kampung Raja, Cameron Highlands

Bersambung dari Masjid (mosque of) Kayangan, Brinchang.

Continued from Masjid (mosque of) Kayangan, Brinchang.

Selepas Brinchang saya singgah ke Kampung Raja, terus menuju ke masjidnya.

After Brinchang I stopped by at Kampung Raja, immediately heading for its mosque.

Ia sebuah masjid kecil yang memiliki kedudukan terserlah sekitar ini.

It is a small mosque which has an outstanding position around here.

Dewan solat.

Praying hall.

Mihrab.

Front-most section.

Masjid (mosque of) Kayangan, Brinchang

Masa untuk menyambung tempat-tempat yang dilawati dalam perjalanan solo bermotosikal besar yang dibuat penghujung bulan Ramadhan. Mari.

Time to continue on the places visited in the big bike solo travel made at the end of the month of Ramadhan (Muslim fasting month which ended over 3 weeks ago). Come.

Pagi Isnin 13 Ogos 2012. Dari Tanah Rata saya bergerak ke Brinchang lalu singgah di masjid ini.

Monday morning 13th August 2012. From Tanah Rata I moved on to Brinchang and stopped by at this mosque.

Namanya Masjid Kayangan.

Its name is Masjid (mosque of) Kayangan.

Ia dibuka tahun 1990.

It was opened in the year 1990.

Mari lihat ke dalam.

Let us look inside.

Dewan solat.

Praying hall.

Mihrab.

Front-most section.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Makam (Tomb of) Raja Billah, Kampung Sempalit

Assalamualakum. Kini sudah hari ke 11 kita menyambut bulan Syawal maka saya mahu memulakan satu siri baru berdasarkan perjalanan menaiki motosikal besar yang dibuat lebih 2 minggu lalu. Mari... :]

Peace be upon you all. Now it has been 11 days since we celebrate the (Muslim festive) month of Syawal thus I want to start a new series based on trip by riding big bike which was made more than 2 weeks ago. Come... :]

Perjalanan dimulakan Sabtu 11 Ogos dengan menaiki Bukit Fraser dari Kuala Kubu Baru kemudian turun ke Raub, Pahang. Di Raub saya pergi ke Kampung Sempalit di mana terdapat makam seorang tokoh bernama Raja Billah.

The trip was started Saturday 11th Ogos by riding up the Fraser's Hill from Kuala Kubu Baru then going down to Raub, Pahang. In Raub I went to Kampung (village of) Sempalit where lies the tomb of figure named Raja Billah.

Nama Raja Billah juga sering dieja Bilah. Beliau adalah ketua orang Mandailing yang sangat terkenal kerana mengusahakan bijih timah di Perak penghujung abad ke 19 Masihi.

The name Raja Billah is also spelt Bilah. He was a head of the Mandailing people who was very famous for producing tin ore in Perak at the end of the 19th century AD.

Raja Billah adalah anak saudara seorang lagi tokoh besar Mandailing bernama Raja Asal. Lihat Makam (Tomb of) Raja Asal.

Raja Billah is the nephew of another major Mandailing figure named Raja Asal. Look at Makam (Tomb of) Raja Asal.

Dikatakan orang Mandailing banyak terlibat dalam perang dan politik di negeri Selangor dan Perak sebelum tokoh-tokoh seperti Raja Billah dan Raja Asal menumpukan perhatian terhadap perniagaan.

It is said the Mandailing people were often involved in war and politics in the states of Selangor and Perak before figures like Raja Billah and Raja Asal gave their concentration to business.

Raja Billah berpusat di Papan, Perak di mana dia mendirikan sebuah rumah besar. Lihat Rumah (House of) Raja Bilah. Ada yang percaya beliau meninggal dunia dan dimakamkan di sana. Ada pula percaya beliau akhirnya membawa diri ke Raub lalu bersemadi di Kampung Sempalit.

Raja Billah was based in Papan, Perak where he built a big house. Look at Rumah (House of) Raja Bilah. There are those who believed he passed away and was buried there.In turn there are those who believe he finally secluded himself to Raub and was laid to rest at Kampung Sempalit.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

Tempat-tempat yang dilawati di Pulau Jawa (Places visited in the island of Jawa)

OK. Pembaca setia blogspot ini harus sedia maklum bagaimana saya dan keluarga telah mengembara mengelilingi Pulau Jawa di Indonesia 1-14 Mei 2012. Kemudian, 3 bulan berikutnya digunakan untuk memaparkan tempat-tempat yang dilawati buat tatapan pembaca Sekarang biar dikumpulkan linksnya...

OK. Faithful readers of this blogspot should be readily aware how me and family have travelled around the island of Jawa in Indonesia 1-14 May 2012. Next, the following 3 months were used to potray the places visited for readers' inspection. Now let all the links be compiled...