Perigi (well of) Hang Tuah, Masjid (mosque of) Duyung serta (and) Kampung Hulu.....

Perigi (well of) Hang Tuah, Masjid (mosque of) Duyung serta (and) Kampung Hulu

Ini adalah sebuah cerita bergambar berdasarkan satu perjalanan ke Melaka beberapa bulan yang lepas. Ketika itu, saya baru sahaja mendarat daripada Pulau Besar lalu dihubungi seseorang yang mengenali saya melalui Internet. Dia kemudian membawa saya berjalan ke beberapa tempat di Melaka. Inilah gambar-gambarnya...
This is a pictorial story based on a trip to Melaka a few months back. Then, I just landed from Pulau Besar and was contacted by someone who got to know me through the Internet. He took and drove me to a few places in Melaka. These are the pictures...

Perigi Hang Tuah di Duyung, Melaka. Perigi ini dikatakan telah digali oleh pahlawan Melayu lama tersohor Hang Tuah yang menjadi laksamana empayar Melaka abad ke 15 Masihi. Kata orang, air perigi ini boleh dibuat ubat. Wallahualam...
The well of Hang Tuah at Duyung, Melaka. The well is said to be digged by the distinguished olden Malay warrior Hang Tuah who became the admiral of the Melaka empire in 15th Century AD. People said, the water from the well can cure people. God knows best...

Masjid Duyung tidak jauh daripada Perigi Hang Tuah...
The mosque of Duyung not far from Hang Tuah's well...

Di masjid itu terdapat sebuah kolam yang airnya dikatakan turut boleh dijadikan ubat...
At the mosque is a pool with water which is also said to be able to cure people...

Menara Masjid Duyung. Cantik bukan?
The tower of Duyung's mosque. Beautiful isn't it?

Kubah atau bumbung masjid yang bertingkat-tingkat...
The mosque's main roof or doom built in layers...

Sejarah masjid tertulis pada batu peringatan...
History of the mosque inscribed on a commemorative stone...

Kawasan kubur Islam di belakang dengan papan-tanda menuju ke Perigi Hang Tuah...
The Islamic cemetery with a sign-board to Hang Tuah's well...

Ini pula papan tanda untuk Masjid Kampung Hulu yang terletak di tengah-tengah bandaraya Melaka...
This is the sign-board for the mosque of Kampung Hulu which is situated right in the middle of the city of Melaka...

Lihat rekabentuk masjid ini yang merupakan rekabentuk biasa masjid-masjid lama Melaka...
Look at the mosque's architecture which is the normal architecture for old mosques in Melaka...

Kolam wudhuk Masjid Kampung Hulu...
The pool for wudhuk (ritual purification by water) at the mosque of Kampung Hulu...

Pemandangan dari hadapan masjid. Untuk pengetahuan, Masjid Kampung Hulu yang dibina tahun 1728 dikatakan sebagai masjid paling tua di Malaysia yang masih mengekalkan bangunan serta tapak asal.
View from the mosque's front. For information, the mosque of Kampung Hulu built in 1728 AD is said to be the oldest mosque in Malaysia still maintaining its original building and site.

Pintu gerbang utama masuk ke kawasan masjid. Masjid Kampung Hulu juga menjadi salah sebuah masjid kegemaran untuk orang-orang yang beramal dan beriktikaf terutama mereka yang berminat dengan hal-hal kebatinan. Sekian... :]
The main entrance to the mosque compound. The mosque of Kampung Hulu is also one of the favourite mosque for those deep in practice and for spending the night in vigil especially among those interested in esotoric matters. That's all... :]