Dr Naheed bin Dr Hussein

DR NAHEED BIN DR HUSSEIN

Faridah Abdul Rashid
18 December 2017 at 19:10

Some of you may recall Dr Naheed bin Dr Hussein, who is a vet and who once headed the veterinary services at Jabatan Haiwan in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan in the early 1980s. I remember dealing with Jabatan Haiwan when I first came to work at HUSM in Kelantan. Dr Naheed remembers me from 1983, but I can't recall him at all.

I met him at a wedding in Kelantan in 2017. This is a photo of him with my husband Affandi at the wedding. I only took this one photo and I didn't take his hp# as I thought I could obtain his hp# from the host, but the host has lost his #.

I remember researching on Dr Naheed's father, Dr Hussein bin Ibrahim and his younger brother, Dr Mohamed bin Ibrahim for my books (but I didn't publish about the 2 doctors).

Dr Mohamed bin Ibrahim was in an MMA photo in KL with my grandfather, Dr Che Lah bin Md Joonos. This photo was in my grandfather's collection. Fadzilah, Dr Abdul Ghani's daughter living in Melbourne identified the doctors in the MMA photo.

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INSUN SONY MUSTAPHA FENNER

Comments in Facebook:

Insun Sony Mustapha Fenner: Yes, we are related to Arwah Sapura in 2 ways. Sapura is related to me via her parents and also via Tan Sri Wan Mahmood, a Janaton member married to P S Sara, sister to Sapura.
 • 18 December at 19:39

Insun Sony Mustapha Fenner: Dr Husin is the father of Sapura and Sara. So Dr Naheed must be their brother. I have seen him but do not remember where.
 • 18 December at 19:41

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AZAM MONEY-CHANGER, KB

Dr Naheed's brother is Azam, previously the money-changer at Azam Photo (KB) Sdn Bhd. I met Azam on a few occasions when we needed to change currencies to go to Australia, Singapore and the Hajj.

Dr Naheed also has a sister in Gua Musang, Kelantan. I have not met this sister.

Dr Naheed said his family was split during WW2. His family's roots are in Perak.

I remember Kak Insun Sony Mustapha Fenner and the rest had a family tree in Word.doc. I checked that and found the Ibrahim family members on that sheet - they are the Sapura people.

I also checked Geni.com, and they are my father's people (joined at the great-grandparents' level).

So Dr Naheed bin Dr Hussein, and his people are related to my father, on the Perak side.

Tunku Nur Aishah bt Sultan Rijaluddin

TUNKU NUR AISHAH bt SULTAN RIJALUDDIN @ PARAMESWARA
QUEEN OF AYUTHIA & CONSORT OF INDIAN MONGOL KING

Tunku Nur Aisyah @ Mah In Ta Tiral, Raja Perempuan Ayuthia @ Aisyah Begum Monggol India @ Bavainaung Toung Oo is your 28th cousin twice removed.

Gender: Female
Birth: estimated between 1353 and 1473
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Sultan Rijaluddin Ibni Muhammad Johan Syah III @ Rama Tibodi II Ayuthia @ Parameswara, Sultan Melaka, 1424-, Kota Naga and Puteri Lindungan Bulan (Si Puteh), (1)
Wife of Sultan Zahiruddin Mohammad Bahadur Syah Sultan Akhbar Raja Monggol India 1530 @ Mahathammaraja Ayuthia
Mother of:

1. Hang Mahmud @ Nai Hisbu Muadzam Syah Raja Kota Beruas Gangga Negara @ Songtham Ayuthia (Raja Bajung); 
2. Tunku Shaari @ Sultan Alauddin Riaayat Syah Pagoh dan Johor; 
3. Tengku Hassan, Santubong, Sultan Borneo and 
4. Penggiran Mustapa Kecil Bongsu Sultan Brunai @ Prasat Thong Ayuthia 

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AISHAH BEGUM @ TUNKU NUR AISHAH
@ MAH IN TIRAL (Ayuthia) @ Bavainung (Burma)

Permaisuri Zahiruddin Bahadur Syah dikenali sebagai Aisyah Begum.

Menurut Tuan Nai Long (TNL) Kassim nama yang diwasiatkan kepada beliau ialah Tunku Nur Aisyah selari dengan Aisyah Begum dalam sejarah India.

Hari ini pun keluarga Begum di Malaysia adalah dianggap dari kelas atasan, dari keturunan yang baik-baik.

Di Ayuthia baginda Tunku Nur Aisyah dikenali sebagai Mah In Tiral dan di Burma sebagai Bavainung.

Istana baginda Tunku Nur Aisyah di Burma (sekarang Myanmar) disebut sebagai “the Queen's Palace” (lihat catatan Winstedt, A History of South East Asia).

The Glass Palace in Mandalay, Yangon.

By Archaeological Survey of India - http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/t/019pho0001004s1u00026000.html, 

Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11228703

Sources:
http://sejarahnagarakedah.blogspot.com/2008/06/sultan-zahiruddin-bahadur-syah.html

The Queen's bath at Mandalay (from the British Library):
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/t/019pho000000312u00027000.html

Burmese royal titles:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_royal_titles

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BAYINNAUNG

Statue of Bayinnaung in front of the National Museum, Myanmar

By Phyo WP - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28597409

Kanbawzathadi Palace, Bago (Pegu)

By Hans A. Rosbach - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25003328

External links:

Bayinnaung:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayinnaung

Bayinnaung is buried at Kanbawza Thadi Palace at Bago (Pegu):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanbawzathadi_Palace

Lion Throne of Kanbawzathadi Palace:
https://depositphotos.com/115114824/stock-photo-the-palace-of-the-king.html

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SULTAN ZAHIRUDDIN BAHADUR SHAH

Sultan Zahiruddin Bahadur Syah, Raja Monggol India ialah ayahanda Nai Hisbu Muadzam Syah. Baginda bergelar Mahathammaraja dalam sejarah Ayuthia. Maha-tham-ma-raja bermaksud pembesar-buat-mari-sebar nasihat. Baginda adalah dari keturunan TimurLang @ Semahan (Inggeris menyebut Tamerlane) dan sebelah ibunya dari keturunan Monggol Dinasti Yuan China. Dinasti Yuan ialah Islam.

Sources:

http://sejarahnagarakedah.blogspot.com/2008/06/sultan-zahiruddin-bahadur-syah.html

http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Islam_in_Myanmar

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MONGOLIAN KINGS AND COINS

There were many Mongolian kings, beginning with Genghis Khan (Cinghis Khan). Each Mongolian king used a different coin. These Mongolian coins were round gold dinar and silver dirham, with Jawi scripts, mentioning Genghis Khan.

Source:
Contoh duit mereka bertulisan jawi terdapat di sini:
http://www.mongoliancoins.com/
https://mongoliancoins.com/books.html#f
https://mongoliancoins.com/coins_of_mongol_empire_great_mongol_khans.html

Hjh Aishah bt Mohd Amin (4) Places lived

1907-1920
Nenek Inchek was born in Kg Baru, Kuala Lumpur. Her parents were Mohd Amin @ Mat Amin Pasar (Chow Kit) and Anjah bt Mohd Ariff. Anjah's sister was Enjah bt Mohd Ariff, mother of Tan Sri Dr Abdul Majid @ Dr Majid @ Coco @ Wak Majid.

1920-1941
Nenek Inchek got married when she was 12 going on 13. She married to Mohd Yusope bin Hj Mohd Sharif. They lived in a brick Government quarters at 1092 Imbi Road in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. My father was born in this house. This spot is now behind a hotel.

Government quarters, 1092 Imbi Road, Kuala Lumpur. 16 Feb 1937

Pak Abas was already married and had a son (Abdul Rahman) by 1948. Abdul Rahman was a big as Pak Din, who was born in 1940. So Abdul Rahman was probably born in 1940 (meaning Mak Ainon got married before WW2).

1942-1945
Nenek Inchek and family moved to 262 Banda Hilir when Kuala Lumpur was bombed. She lived in Banda Hilir till the Second World War (WW2) ended on 15 September 1945.

1946-1951
Nenek Inchek continued to live in Banda Hilir after WW2. Many of her children got married after the war. Her daughter Ramlah (Mak Lah) got married on 31 August 1947.

Relatives (boys) at Mak Lah's marriage, 31 August 1947

(see Jawi caption below)

Relatives (boys) at Mak Lah's marriage, 31 August 1947

Another photo of the boys at Mak Lah's wedding, 31 August 1947.

The family visited Pulau Besar in 1948, after Mak Lah got married. There is a photo taken of them at Pulau Besar in 1948. Nenek Inchek's husband is in the 1948 photo.

Mohd Yusope bin Hj Md Sharif is rightmost, with songkok. Pulau Besar, 1948.

Mohd Yusope bin Buntal (Pak Ji Usop, Semabok) is behind Hj Noordin bin Ismail.

1952-1954
Nenek Inchek continued to live in Banda Hilir.

Her son Abdul Rashid went overseas to study at the Malayan Teachers' Training College at Kirkby near Liverpool for 2 years and returned in late August 1953.

WALID'S DEMISE

Bapak said his father Mohd Yusope bin Hj Mohd Sharif (Walid) passed away on 4 January 1954.

But according to Nenek Inche her husband passed away 26 days before her son Abdul Rashid (my father) returned from Kirkby.

Walid may have died during early month of Ramadan, circa 4 August 1953. He probably had hypertension, and suffered a hemorrhagic stroke at the base of his head (belakang kepala). He complained of headache, lied down and passed away at maghrib.

Bapak returned 26 days after Walid died.

NENEK INCHEK DALAM IDDAH

Nenek Inchek underwent Iddah due to Walid's demise, for 4 months and 10 days, till 4 January 1954.

Bapak took a photo of Nenek Inchek at the space in front of the kitchen, in October 1953. This could be the first photo of Nenek Inchek after Walid's demise. No more photos of Walid appeared after his demise.

A widowed Aishah bt Mohd Amin (rightmost) with Nek Ani (middle) and a son (Pak Din?), in front of the kitchen at home at 262 Banda Hilir, October 1953. This would be Aidilfitri 1953.

NENEK INCHEK'S CHILDREN AFTER WALID'S DEMISE

Bapak's siblings were still small and schoolchildren when their father died. Two of his elder sisters were married and had children when Walid died.

Pak Abas and Mak Ainon had Abdul Rahman, who was about Pak Din's age in the 1948 photo at Pulau Besar.

Pak Ji Usop and Mak Lah had Moin, who was 1 year old in 1950, before Pak Ji Usop went for Hajj pilgrimage in 1954.

Mak Bedah (left) and Bik Wa (right) on the front staircase at 262 Banda Hilir, 27 June 1954

Bik Wa (standing).

Seated from left: Pak Salleh, Mak Bedah, and Mak Sekmah.

Nenek Inchek's boys.

Back row from right: Bapak, Pak Cik Pau, Pak Bakar.

Front row from right: Pak Din and Pak Salleh.

1955-1956
Nenek Inchek continued to live in Banda Hilir after her husband's demise.

Nenek Inchek's son Abdul Rashid got married in on 21 November 1955 (akad nikah) and bersanding was held on 25 December 1955.

Nenek Inchek's third eldest grandson Mohd Sharif bin Abdul Rashid was born in October 1956.

The Malayan Independence was proclaimed in Malacca in 1956.

1957
The Malayan Independence was proclaimed in Kuala Lumpur on 31 August 1957.

Nenek Inchek continued to live in Banda Hilir.

1958-1962
Nenek Inchek was still living at 262 Banda Hilir when I was born. She helped to look after me because I was born sick. My mother had to return to her teaching job at Banda Hilir English School (BHES) after her maternal confinement.

I lived with Nenek Inchek since I was born till I was 5 years old, at 262 Banda Hilir, Melaka. I slept with my parents in the master bedroom in the main house while Nenek Inchek slept in the back house in her own bedroom. Nenek Inchek used a lamp (pelita). She would carry the lamp to her room, blow out the fire, and enter her bedroom to sleep.

1963
Nenek Inchek went for her first and only Hajj pilgrimage in 1963. My grandfather Dr Haji Che Lah bin Md Joonos had performed the Hajj the previous year and was Hajj Doctor (Doktor Haji). He brought Nenek Inchek for her Hajj in 1963.

1964-1966
We moved from Banda Hilir to live temporarily at Alor Merah in Kedah. We had to wait for a Government quarters at Jalan Day.

Later we moved to a huge Government house at 56 Jalan Day in Alor Star, Kedah. It was on the same road that led to the royal houses at the end of the tree-lined long straight road. These royal houses occupied a beautiful ground with nice fences. Then the road turned right to the Maxwell racecourse. Mak took us for breakfast at the Maxwell racecourse. I remember it was delicious. Across the road from us was a Eurasian family with a son.

Nenek Inchek came to live with us at 56 Jalan Day, Alor Star in Kedah. Many relatives visited us at this house. Mak, a few aunts and Nenek Inchek started cooking Malay dishes for us. I remember Bapak slaughtered chicken for us. I cleaned the prawns. We had pigeon soup. Mak cook sayur masak lemak with ubi keledek. We had delicious food at this house. We watched TV.

Nenek Inchek watching TV with our family and relatives at 56 Jalan Day, Alor Star, Kedah. 1964-67

1967-1969
We moved to live at Gaya College in Sabah. Gaya College was tucked away in the hills. We lived in a flat of 6 units (3 storeys). Our neighbours were Mr Amaladoss, a Chinese doctor, Rebecca's mother and brother, and Janaki's family. There was one other family.

Nenek Inchek came to live with us at the flat in Gaya College. She prayed and I watched her pray.

1969-1971
We moved to live at the quarters at Maktab Perguruan Kota Bharu in Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan.

Nenek Inchek came to live with us in Pengkalan Chepa. She also occupied the balai/pangkin after the kitchen, and had easy access to the toilet behind the house. She did not use soap or shampoo, only water.

1972-1973
We moved to live at Maktab Perguruan Perempuan Melayu at Durian Daun, Melaka.

We first lived in a small bungalow with a large air-well.

We then moved to the middle double-storey between Mr Dass's and Cikgu Ahmad's houses.

Mr Dass died at home and Bapak helped the family with his funeral. His daughter was Ruth Dass, who played the piano. His wife made nutritious and delicious payasam for us.

Nenek Inchek came to live with us in the double-storey house. She slept in the bed next to my bed, which I shared with my 2 other sisters. The boys slept in the middle bedroom. My parents slept in the master bedroom, which was separated by the staircase.

1974-1978
Nenek Inchek went to live in Gombak. She first lived with Mak Nya. She later had her own wooden house built in front of Mak Nya's house and lived there. She lived with Mak Nya in Gombak till she died in 1978.

Nenek Inchek with Mak Nya's family and our family at Mak Nya's house in Gombak. 1974/75

Hjh Aishah bt Mohd Amin (3) Haji 1963

Nenek Inchek went for Hajj pilgrimage with Datuk Penang (Dr Haji Che Lah bin Md Joonos). Dr Che Lah was besan Nenek Inchek. Dr Che Lah was Mak's father. He was Hajj Doctor (Doktor Haji) for 7 years.

I remember they came to take Nenek Inchek away. There were many people who came to the house to see Nenek Inchek leave for her first and only Hajj.

When Nenek Inchek returned from the Hajj, my cousins and I gathered at our house in Banda Hilir. There were many children.

My sibs, cousins and I gathered and waited for Nenek Inchek's return, 262 Banda Hilir, 1963.

I remember when Nenek Inchek returned from the Hajj, there were tins of sweet raisins (big and small), dates, air zamzam, and gifts.

Boys received kopiah and girls received plastic black or red bangles.

Nenek Inchek with my siblings and a cousin, at 262 Banda Hilir house, 28 May 1963.

Gold vs Tin vs Silver

Metals which have been used in currency coinage include tin, silver and gold.  These three metals have been produced in the Malay States since time immemorial.

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SILVER

Silver is not mined but made as an alloy (mixed metal). It is mostly made into ornaments and gifts and sold for the local market in the Malay States.

When the Spaniards conquered this region, the Spanish silver dollars were used as currency in the Malay States, and other countries. Replica of the Spanish silver dollars can be viewed at the Maritime Museum in Fremantle, Western Australia.

Wills of the early 1900s, such as that of Kapitan Keling in Penang, mentioned Spanish silver dollars.

However, the price of silver fell and gold was to be considered as currency for the Straits.

Why Silver Has Fallen.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 19 November 1902, Page 336
The "Standard" states that the latest fall in silver is due to the appointment of the Straits Currency Committee, to consider the establishment of a gold currency.

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TIN

Tin investors were cheated into believing that Mt Opir could produce a lot of tin, and that the Malay States could produce so much gold. Evidently, this lie from Johore came to light and the newspaper published this unscrupulous scam. Even the Johore officers were caught off guard.

Even The Golden Chersonese lied about gold being prevalent in the Malay States.

Johore had failed in two things - planting and mining.

The Johore Tin Streaming Company. Straits Times Weekly Issue, 25 October 1886, Page 5

Tin was largely mined in Perak. The British employed Chinese labourers to work on the mines. These labourers survived on boiled white rice, eventually suffering from beri-beri. The Chinese workers became thin and emaciated and finally die.

The Malay natives of the Malay States have never witnessed beri-beri as they ate healthy meals.

Beri-beri research was performed at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) at Jalan Pahang in Kuala Lumpur. The IMR was proposed and opened by Sir Frank Swettenham in 1905.

Beri-beri was the result of eating plain polished white rice which lacked vitamin B.

The tin dredges have all gone today and the tin mines have closed down and been converted to beautiful lake gardens, golf resorts, and elite housing estates.

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GOLD

Gold dredging was similar to tin dredging.

Progress & Development Of Tin Dredging In Malaya.
The Straits Times, 28 May 1937, Page 8

Between the late 1800s and the mid-1950s, many countries were considering adopting a Gold Standard as their currency. Among them were Great Britain, USA, Austria, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, South Africa, Japan, China, Mexico, Brazil, India, Straits, and Siam - F. M. S.

The Malay States, under Siam and the F.M.S., depended on the currencies adopted in Hongkong and Canton, since they were the major trading partners in the Orient, apart from Japan, Korea and the Philippines.

A GOLD STANDARD FOR INDIA.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 17 August 1899, Page 6

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SPECIAL TELEGRAM.
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (Weekly), 24 December 1902, Page 416

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PHILIPPINES CURRENCY.
The Straits Times, 18 February 1903, Page 4
Suggested Conference of Gold and Silver Countries.

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BACK TO GOLD STANDARD
The Straits Times, 10 July 1930, Page 6

Later some countries opted out of the Gold Standard and returned to silver coins. Some countries continued to use the Gold Standard.

Those countries that used the Gold Standard were able to enjoy a stable currency, stable market and trade. Those countries which left the Gold Standard had to struggle to stabilise their economies.

CABLES RATES TO INDIA
The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 22 December 1931, Page 16

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45 COUNTRIES OFF GOLD.
Singapore Daily News, 10 January 1933, Page 5
U.S. OPINION.
"BRITAIN MUST LEAD RESTORATION."
Washington, Thursday.
Including South Africa, 45 nations are now off the gold standard, reports the Deprtment of Commerce. Thirty-four of them have officially suspended the operation of the gold standard and have either reduced the values of their currencies in the terms of gold or prohibited the use of their gold in international transactions and so have caused their currencies to decline. These countries kinclude the UK, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Japan, India, Siam, Straits Settlements, a dozen Latin countries, the Dominions, Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Nyassaland, Mozambique, Egypt and Palestine.
Need For Return.
Eleven other countries are classified as being virtuaslly off the gold standard as having restricted the amount of foreign currency that may be used. These include Austria, Germany and Hungary. The first step towards greater stability of international currencies, the opinion is expressed in America, must be for Great Britain to restore the gold standard since other countries which trade most heavily with Britain cannot afford to have their currencies fluctuate too widely from the British pound. - Reuter Wireless.

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A MINOR GOLD RUSH

The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 26 August 1933, Page 10

A Record Price For The Year

On Wednesday the price of gold in London reached a record for the current year. It was 125s. 5d. an ounce compared with 85s before Great Britain went off the gold standard. The countries from which gold is reaching London are more varied than before.

This trial period of adopting the Gold Standard and trying it for awhile and then abandoning it and returning to previous monetary system created many challenges for small economies and new economies, such as Siam F. M.S., which included the Malay States.

At Canton in China, travellers were prohibited from carrying gold worth more than $200. If found, the excess gold would be confiscated.

BAN ON GOLD EXPORTS.
The Straits Times, 18 March 1936, Page 12
ANNOUNCEMENT BY CANTON.
Canton, Mar. 18.
The Kwangtung Government has placed a virtual embargo on gold exports from the province.
People leaving the province are prohibited from having in their possession gold worth more than $200, and intending travellers are warned that gold in excess of the limit will be confiscated.
The Central Government a few days ago denied reports that it was contemplating the adoption of the gold standard. - Sin Chew Jit Poh.
In the USA, which finally faced the Great Depression of the 1930s, this economic gloom and instability eventually led to WWII, as a means out of its dependency on local monetary problems, which Asiatic countries were enjoying as they stuck to the Gold Standard.

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Rumours started spreading about the price of gold if individuals started buying gold to keep or for private business.

PARIS FULL OF RUMOURS

Sunday Tribune (Singapore), 10 May 1936, Page 1

Embargo On Gold Exports Imminent

Paris, May 9.

While Paris is full f rumours that an embargo on gold exports is imminent and the buying of gold by private persons will be stopped, high banking authorities declare that the Government has no intention at present of departing from the orthodox gold standard policy which was strongly set forth by the Finance Minister, M. Regnier.

This would limit the Government's defence measures to raising the bank rate and various indirect methods of discouraging the outflow of gold.-Reuter.

Britain had stopped its gold production since 1931 (Depression). Its gold production increased in 1939 and 1940 (post-Depression).

GOLD PRODUCTION JUMPS LAST YEAR
The Straits Times, 10 March 1941, Page 5

During the height of WW2, Japan had refused to reinstate the Gold Standard.

Nippon Will Not Return To Gold Standard, Says Kaya Domel
Syonan Shimbun, 27 January 1944, Page 1

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MARKET PERFORMANCES

The Straits Times. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30. THE OLD YEAR'S STORY.
The Straits Times, 30 December 1911, Page 8

The Straits Times. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 81. HOW THE YEAR HAS GONE.
The Straits Times, 31 December 1913, Page 8

Haji Ismail @ Ismail BPB (died 1876)

Name: Ismail

Nickname: Ismail BPB (BPB = Benggali Permatang Berah)

Origin: Permatang Berah, Province Wellesley, Penang

# of Siblings: Unknown
Religious qualifications: he was a clergy, a learned man, an imam or a maulana

Occupation: village chief (penghulu) in 1863
Race: Malay

Marriages: he married 2 wives:

1. Kalthom bt Sheikh Mohd Salleh Al Makawi (Batu Uban)
2. Merak Mas bt Tahir (Jelutong)

Demise: 30 January 1876

Prison and Health: 

• He was admitted to Criminal Prison in February 1875, under sentence from the Supreme Court of Pinang for two years rigorous imprisonment (1875-1877). 
• He was under treatment at the Criminal Prison Hospital in September 1875 for Beri-beri. 
• He was treated for chronic bronchitis beginning January 1976. 
• He was re-admitted at the Criminal Prison Hospital on 26 January 1876,  suffering from inflammation of the left lung. On the morning of the 27 January 1876, he complained of difficulty of breathing and of great oppression on the chest. He gradually grew worse and died at 5.30 a.m. on 30 January 1876, while in a fit of coughing. Verdict: Death from natural causes.
• Burial place: Unknown

Death: he died in the Criminal Prison Hospital on 30 January 1876

Parents: Persian father & Malay mother. Their names are unknown.

Ethnicity: His father was Persian, from keturunan Abdul Qadir Al Jilani (Al Jailani) - a Muslim Sunni. Both Abdul Qadir Al Jilani's parents were from keturunan Nabi Muhammad SAW. But in Malaya and Malaysia today, Persians are grouped as Indians and are known as Benggali as they adorn big turbans (pakai serban besar).

Abdul Qadir was born in Gilan in Persia (Iran) --> Baghdad in Iraq --> died and buried in Baghdad.

Ancestral transit route: Baghdad --> Hyderabad in Bengal 

Ismail's father's route to Malaya: Hyderabad in Bengal --> Permatang Berah in Province Wellesley, Penang in Malaya. 

Because he was named Ismail and he came sailing to Penang, he was often confused with Nakhoda Kecil Ismail. The 2 men lived at 2 different times. Nakhoda Kecil Ismail lived c.1695-1795. Ismail BPB lived c.1800-1876.

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PENANG

There is one reference to Ismail of Pinang in 1863. He was caught in a criminal case in 1863, a case of land fraud.

PINANG. Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 26 November 1863, Page 4

• This report did not mention his surname nor give his exact residence.
• It mentioned names of 2 places - Kg Permatang Berah and Kg Bindahari, Penaga, Pinang.
• These 2 places are located in Province Wellesley (Seberang Perai) on the mainland.

KG PERMATANG BERAH

The drop pin 'Surau Haji Abdul Razak' is used to locate Kg Permatang Berah on Google Map. This village is between 3 other nearby villages - Permatang Pak Maras in the north and Permatang Kuala and Kg Padang Benggali in the south.

KG BINDAHARI (old name)
KG BENDAHARI (new name)

Kg Bindahari is renamed to Kg Bendahari today. It is in the north, near the northern border of Penang with Kedah. It is near to Sg Muda (Muda River) and not very far from Kuala Sg Muda estuary, on the Penang side. Kg Bendahari is 18 minutes drive to Kg Permatang Berah.

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I CAN'T BREATHE!

There is one reference to Hajee Ismail of Pinang in 1876.

Inquests. Straits Observer (Singapore), 1 February 1876, Page 3

Inquests.
An Inquest was held at the Criminal Prison by A. W. V. Cousins, Esq., H. M. Coroner, on the 30th inst., on the body of a male Malay prisoner named Hajee Ismail. The deceased was committed to the Criminal Prison on the Feb., 1875, under sentence from the Supreme Court of Pinang for two years rigorous imprisonment, for fabricating false evidence. Was admitted into the Criminal Prison Hospital on the 26th, suffering from inflammation of the left lung. On the morning of the 27th instant he complained of difficulty of breathing and of great oppression on the chest. He gradually grew worse and died at 1/2 past 5 a.m. on the 30th, while in a fit of coughing. He was also under treatment in hospital in September last year for Beri-beri and also treated at the commencement of the present month for chronic bronchitis. Verdict:-Death from natural causes.

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BOOK

PRISONERS THEIR OWN WARDERS
A RECORD OF THE CONVICT PRISON AT SINGAPORE
IN THE STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ESTABLISHED 1825,
DISCONTINUED 1873, TOGETHER WITH A
CURSORY HISTORY OF THE CONVICT
ESTABLISHMENTS AT BENCOOLEN,
PENANG AND MALACCA FROM
THE YEAR 1797

BY MAJOR J. R A. McNAIR
Late Royal Artillery, C.M.G., A.M.I.C.E., F.L.S., and F.R.G.S
Late Colonial Engineer and Surveyor General and Comptroller of Indian Convicts
Straits Settlements from 1857 to 1877 Author of "Perak
and the Malays" (Sarong and Kris)

Assisted by W. D. BAYLISS
Mem. Soc. Engineers Lond., Late Superintendent of Works and
Surveys and Superintendent of Convicts, Singapore

WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/26974/26974-h/26974-h.htm

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SINGAPORE

LUNATIC ASYLUM

• The King Edward VII College of Medicine started in the Female Lunatic Asylum in 1905
• THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 24 November 1906, Page 3

CRIMINAL PRISON
Punishment by transportation

AWV Cousins, Esq. (HM Coroner for the Straits Settlements)

• TUESDAY 4th JANUARY. The Straits Times, 8 January 1876, Page 4
• Inquests. Straits Observer (Singapore), 1 February 1876, Page 3
• MONDAY,31st JANUARY. The Straits Times, 5 February 1876, Page 1
• DOUBLE MURDER IN SINGAPORE. INQUEST. The Straits Times, 29 July 1876, Page 1
• TUESDAY, 16th APRIL. Straits Times Overland Journal, 18 April 1878, Page 8
• TUESDAY, 14th MAY. Straits Times Overland Journal, 19 May 1878, Page 9
• FRIDAY, 17th MAY. Straits Times Overland Journal, 19 May 1878, Page 10

CRIMINAL PRISON HOSPITAL

• For ill criminals
• Sent by Supreme Court of Pinang
• Hajee Ismail died on 30 January 1876 at 5.30 am. He suffered from chronic bronchitis with inflammation of the left lung. He had prior beri-beri.

CONVICT PRISON
Convict Prison 1825-1873
Established in 1825, closed down in 1873
Convicts were from India, Bengal, Burma etc
Convicts were sent to Andaman Island or set free after 1873
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/26974/26974-h/26974-h.htm

Mr GD Coleman (Surveyor and Executive Officer of Government)

• He was appointed in 1833
• Mr GD Coleman died on 27 March 1885

Honorable Major J. F. A. McNair, R.A., (Colonial Engineer)

• From the Daily Times, 10th June. Straits Times Overland Journal, 15 June 1878, Page 5
• The Government Gazette 7th June. Straits Times Overland Journal, 15 June 1878, Page 6

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PENANG

SUPREME COURT OF PINANG


PULAU JEREJAK PENAL COLONY
Established 1861
The place was initially used for quarantine before travellers were allowed to enter Penang island. It was then used as jail for ISA prisoners and transportation (buang daerah).
There were 27 blocks, but 24 were demolished and only 3 have remained. Each block had 50 male inmates.
The British then built a Prison in 1930 and among prisoners here were Dr Burhanuddin and Ahmad Bustamam.
There is also a bunker to hold water.
https://youtu.be/kRRiftSnOUU


PENANG GAOL
First established in 1789 at Fort Cornwallis, George Town
Then relocated to Jalan Dato Kramat, George Town in 1870s
https://www.penang-traveltips.com/penang-prison.htm
http://teochiewkia.blogspot.com/2009/05/penang-prison.html

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PERAK

TAIPING PRISON
Established in 1879

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MALACCA

MALACCA PRISON
This was an old jail on the straight road from Masjid Banda Hilir

It was known locally by Malays as "Rumah Pasong"

Officially, it was the Henry Gurney Jail, named after Sir Henry Gurney

The jail became defunct and was turned into a prison museum circa 2000

Entrance to a prison cell.

Inside a prison cell.

Rows of prison cells.

Prison yard.

There was an old small lockup building at Tanjong Mas

This later became a big modern prison and training complex by the sea

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KUALA LUMPUR

PUDU JAIL

• Jalan Pudu in KL
• Mrs Dorothy Leembruggen was a warder here
• Prison was closed down for a long time and was eventually demolished
• Only the prison gate remained as a memory of the infamous prison
• The old prison was haunted as prisoners were sentenced to death by hanging at the crack of dawn (waktu fajar or Subuh)
• The present levelled prison ground is also believed to be haunted
• It is planned for development of a shopping complex or public space

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Criminal Transportation 

1,400 criminal prisoners from the Straits Settlements,* Burma and Hong Kong were destined for Bombay and Madras Presidencies, between 1836 and 1864. 

*The Straits Settlements: Penang, Malacca and Singapore after 1826.

Criminal transportation was also for petty thefts.  Transportation was for seven years.

Source:

Transnational Histories of Penal Transportation: Punishment, Labour and Governance in the British Imperial World, 1788–1939

Clare Anderson

https://doi.org/10.1080/1031461X.2016.1203962

PUBLISHED ONLINE:

31 August 2016

Table 1. Convict transportation flows in the British Empire, 1615–1939.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1031461X.2016.1203962

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INSTITUSI PENJARA

http://www.prison.gov.my/images/carta-en/penjara-penjara.htm

Haji Mazlan bin Haji Abdul Rahim

Haji Mazlan bin Haji Abdul Rahim bin Haji Noordin

Fullname: Haji Mazlan bin Haji Abdul Rahim
His father: Haji Abdul Rahim bin Hj Noordin
His mother: Fatimah bt Bidin
His siblings: 3

1. Mohamad bin Hj Abdul Rahim
2. Mokhtar bin Hj Abdul Rahim
3. Hj Mazlan bin Hj Abdul Rahim


Hj Mazlan bin Hj Abdul Rahim works at Masjid Banda Hilir. He is with JK Masjid Banda Hilir.

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From Bapak's pendrive 2009:

Haji Mazlan bin Haji Abdul Rahim appeared in a photo with Pak Saleh bin Mohd Yusope (adik Bapak), in front of Masjid Banda Hilir.

Haji Mazlan, Pak Saleh, Bapak, and Syed Mohamad bin Syed Omar are second cousins.

Their fathers (Haji Abdul Rahim bin Hj Noordin and Mohd Yusope bin Hj Md Sharif) were first cousins.

Their grandfathers (Haji Md Sharif bin Ismail and Hj Noordin bin Ismail) were brothers.

Second cousins: Haji Mazlan bin Haji Abdul Rahim (left) with Pak Saleh (adik Bapak). Photo from Bapak's pendrive circa 2007.

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Bapak's second cousin:

Syed Mohamad bin Syed Omar's mother is Fatma bt Abdul Aziz Al-Yamani (Fatma Yamani). Fatma Yamani is Bapak's aunt. Her father Ami Aziz Al-Yamani is Bapak's granduncle. Ami Aziz Al-Yamani's elder sister (kakak) is Bapak's grandmother, and the mother of Mohd Yusope bin Hj Md Sharif.

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Visit Masjid Banda Hilir:

I visited Masjid Banda Hilir twice, after the renovations of 2007, before and after it had awnings.

I met Haji Mazlan for the first time at Masjid Banda Hilir. He was a big, fair (pink) man and wore a white robe (jubah putih) with serban. At the time I did not know who he was as I had never met him before.

I visited Masjid Annur Banda Hilir a second time on 4 June 2016. Bachik's son's name and Hj Mazlan's names are on the board in the masjid.

Alamat:
Masjid Annur
Lot 96 Jalan Banda Hilir
75000 Melaka 

JK Kariah Masjid Annur Banda Hilir, Melaka
1 Januari 2016-31 Disember 2017 

Hj Mazlan bin Hj Abdul Rahim - 010-402-0494
Ahli JK Masjid 

En Aziz bin Bachik - 012-619-4198
Pemeriksa Kira-kira Masjid 

.... he could be the son of Abu Bakar @ Haji Bachee @ Haji Bachik of Bukit Cina.

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Haji Abu Bakar bin Haji Ahmad, JP
@ Haji Bachee bin Thamby Ahmad
Bukit Cina, Melaka

Abdul Aziz bin Haji Bachee (Haji Bachik's son) and Haji Mazlan bin Hj Abdul Rahim are related and work together at Masjid Banda Hilir.

Inferior Grade Rice Most in Demand

Bapak mentioned that following the Second World War (Japanese War) in Malacca, there was lawlessness and food shortage. Bapak and his uncle Haji Noordin took a wheel-barrow to town to obtain some flour. They had to eat.

I researched the prices of food following the war. These prices were for Singapore in 1947. They should be about the same for Malacca.

The Straits Times, 6 December 1947, Page 10
Inferior Grade Rice Most in Demand
Produce Market

From A Market Correspondent.
Demand for inferior quality rice was fair yesterday, although the market for Nos. 1 and 2 qualities remained stagnant. Indian merchants continued to patronise the Sago flour market in order to fill December contracts with Bombay.

Very little interest, however, was recorded in other sections of the Singapore produce market, and most prices eased a little. Only the price of imported copra firmed further.

Yesterday's prices were:

Rice No. 1 $120; No. 2 $119; other qualities: 1. $80; 2. $75; 3. $70.

Glutinous Rice: No. 1 $80; No. 2 $75.

Sugar: Java white $59.00; Philippine brown $45.00; Taiwan white sugar No. 1 $58.00; Soviet white $52.00; Cuba white $53.00; Siam brown $44.00; rock $46.00.

Coffee: Bali No. 1 $95; No. 2 $91.50; No. 3 $85.00; No. 4 $80; Sourabaya $85; Palembang AP1 $80; AP2 $78; 15% $72.00; 30% $71.00.

Pepper: Muntok white $139; Sarawak white $137; Lampong black $91.

Coconut Oil: $63.
Coconut Cakes: Local No. 1 $22; No. 2 $20.
Copra: Dried $36.00.

Gum Benjamin: S.T.T. $130; B.B. $85; other brands $75.
This is benzoin, franckincense, kemenyan or Laban Jawi.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/gum-benjamin
It is sold as big rocks, small rocks, crushed rocks, pebbles and oil.
Kemenyan is burned and the smoke is used for fumigation. This is often done at nightfall or dusk (maghrib). Some believe it keeps jinn away.
Kemenyan added to milk is used in ancient civilisation.
Benzoin oil is used as a therapeutic oil and antiseptic.
It is used for bronchitis and other respiratory problems.
It is also added to sawdust and made into small coloured incense cones and incense sticks for aroma therapy.
It is produced as a resin by the benjamin tree or benzoin tree by injuring the crumpled tree bark.
The tree takes 7 years to grow 20 feet tall.
The tree is native to Siam, Cambodia, Vietnam, Sumatra, Java, Lampung and India.
http://lilianausvat.blogspot.com/2014/05/medicinal-trees-benjamin-styrax-benzoin.html#
There are 2 tree varieties known and with scientific names.
Styrax tokinensis grows in Siam and Indochina.
Styrax benzoin grows in Sumatra and Java.
Java produces red, grey and black kemenyan blocks.
Sumatra produces small crushed kemenyan rocks.
It is called Gum Damar in Lampung, and is a clear yellow, crystalline resin.
Siam produces a few coloured kemenyan.
India produces small coloured rocks.

Cloves: Sumatra $47; Bombay $41.

Tamarind: Siam: $14.50; Siam black $7.50.

Gambier Rounds: No. 1 $125; No.2 $110.

Sago Flour: Lingga $18.50; Siak $18.20; Sarawak $16.
Sago pearl: Local $31.

Tapioca Flour: Malaya No. 1 $29; No. 2 $26; Malacca $36.
Tapioca Pearl: $40.

Rice Noodles: No. 1 $65; No. 2 $60.

Soya Beans: Manchuria $36.00; Siam No. 1 $30.00; No. 2 $28.00.

Green Peas: Siam small $29; large $28.

Peanuts: Siam $43.

Lard: No. 1 $130; No. 2 $125.

Salt: Siam Spot $4.50.

Dried Chillies: No. 1 $65; No. 2 $58; No. 3 $38.

Masjid Annur Banda Hilir, Melaka 1820

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Pengasas Masjid Banda Hilir

Masjid Annur Banda Hilir Melaka dibina pada tahun 1820. Pengasasnya ialah Dato' Shahbudin bin Mohd Amin, yang berasal dari Cheribon, Tanah Jawa (Java) di Indonesia.

Sheikh Sahabudin berasal dari Kadilangu, Cirebon, Tanah Jawa di Indonesia. Sheikh Sahabudin ialah seorang ulama terkenal dan guru tarekat di Jawa. Ia datang ke Melaka pada zaman pengambilan Melaka oleh pihak British East India Company daripada pihak Belanda semasa kejatuhan Dutch East India Company di rantau Asia. Apabila British mengambil Melaka, pihak British membawa masuk orang2 Jawa ke Melaka untuk tujuan pembinaan semula Melaka.

Sheikh Sahabudin (Dato' Shahbudin) tidak bersetuju dengan pihak British. Ia menentang British dan dipenjarakan oleh penguasa British di Melaka. Tidak lama kemudian, Dato' Shahbudin meninggal dunia dan dikebumikan di Melaka.

Makam Dato' Shahbudin bin Haji Mohd Amin terletak di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Qariyah Banda Hilir, Jalan Panjang, 75000 Melaka. The entrance gate is on Jalan Laksamana Cheng Ho. Makamnya tidak jauh (13 minutes' walk) dari Masjid Banda Hilir yang diasaskannya pada 1820. Kubur ramai pengikut tarekatnya berada di hadalan sebelah kiri makamnya.

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Asal Masjid Banda Hilir

Pada mulanya, bangunan asal rumah Sheikh Sahabudin di Banda Hilir menjadi madrasah. Kemudian madrasah bertukar status menjadi masjid jamek dan akhirnya menjadi masjid sepenuhnya hingga kini.

Masjid asal amat kecil saiznya dan mempunyai 4 tiang utama Setiap saf muat 10 orang. Ruang solat utama muat 4 saf (40 makmum). Pembinaan bumbung berupa bumbung Cina tetapi susunan bumbung berlapik seperti masjid di Cirebon.

Rupa bentuk rumah asal yang dibina Sheikh Sahabudin/Dato's Shahbudin tidak diketahui. Oleh kerana ia berasal dari Kadilangu di Cirebon, Jawa, maka rumahnya mungkin berupa rumah di tempat asalnya.

Bahagian rumah asalnya diperbuat daripada kayu yang bukan daripada jenis kayu keras seperti kayu jati (teak). Pada tahun 1958-1963, papan rumah bahagian lama kelihatan agak reput (porhu) dan banyak berlubang atau berliang, mungkin disebabkan rumah berada tidak jauh dari laut Selat Melaka, dan kayu mengalami hakisan udara laut.

Rumah asal Dato' Shahbudin tidak menggunakan paku. Tingkap menggunakan kayu penyokong dan tingkap hanya perlu ditolak untuk dibuka dan kayu penyokong disendal untuk menahan tingkap daripada tertutup. Tingkap kayu diperbuat daripada daun nipah atau kayu. Satu tingkap berada di ruang di hadapan dapur di bahagian lama rumah terdahulu daripada 1896.

Rumah terkemudian dibina setelah cucunya Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail kembali dari Makkah bersama adiknya Haji Noordin bin Ismail dan sahabat mereka Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussin (Mufti Melaka Pertama selepas Merdeka). Rumah Haji Mohd Sharif dibina sekitar 1897-1900. Rumah ini tidak menggunakan sebarang paku tetapi menggunakan pasak. Rupa bentuk rumah ini ialah rumah Minangkabau.

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Pembinaan, dana membaik-pulih dan hak milik Masjid Banda Hilir, Melaka

Datuk Shahbudin bin Haji Mohd. Amin berasal dari Kadilangu, Cirebon di Jawa, Indonesia. Ia datang ke Banda Hilir, Melaka dan mendirikan madrasah/masjid bersama anak muridnya.

Ada juga orang yang menyatakan yang Sheikh Sahabudin dan anaknya Inche Nyonia bt Sheikh Sahabudin berasal dari Tengkerah. Tetapi Tengkerah sudah pun ada Masjid Tengkera yang dibina pada 1728 pada zaman Belanda, iaitu 100 tahun sebelum Sheikh Sahabudin tiba di Melaka pada zaman British.

1820: Dato' Shahbudin bin Haji Mohd Amin (pengasas Masjid Annur Bandar Hilir, Melaka)

1870-an: Dato' Shahbudin meninggal dunia dan dimakamkan di Makam Dato' Shahbudin bin Haji Mohd Amin di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Qariyah Banda Hilir, Jalan Panjang, 75000 Melaka.

1850-an: Ismail Alyamani (menantu Dato' Shahbuddin) berkahwin dengan Inche Nyonia bt Sheikh Sahabudin, anak Dato' Shahbudin. Ismail tidak dapat dikesan (Ismail is lost to follow-up).

1890-an: Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail (cucu Dato' Shahbuddin) menjadi imam Masjid Banda Hilir, Melaka. Ia mengerjakan Haji sekitar 1896 dan kembali ke Melaka sekitar 1899 bersama adiknya Haji Noordin dan rakan mereka Haji Khalil bin Haji Hussin (Mufti Pertama Melaka setelah Merdeka).

1906: Wasiat Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail bertarikh 1906.

1912-an: Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail meninggal dunia. Petikan Wasiat bertarikh 1912.

1912-an: Masjid serta tanah 1 ekar diwakafkan oleh saudara-mara Haji Mohd Sharif setelah ia meninggal dunia.

1912-an: Haji Noordin bin Ismail mengganti menjadi imam Masjid Banda Hilir.

1912-1918: Perang Dunia Pertama. Harga barang jatuh, termasuk harga emas.

1930-an: The Great Depression melanda Amerika Syarikat. Rakyat Amerika hidup miskin.

1942-1945:  Jerman (Germany) mulakan Perang Dunia Kedua di bawah Hitler. Jepun eksport timah dan besi ke Jepun untuk buat kapal perang, kapal terbang dan rel keretapi.

1945-an: Pembaikan pagar masjid akibat dibom semasa Perang Dunia Kedua. Tidak diketahui sama ada pihak British atau pun Jepun yang mengebom pagar masjid ini.

1960-an: Pembaikan dan pembesaran masjid dilakukan peringkat demi peringkat
                + kaki lima ruang solat wanita
                + kaki lima depan masjid
                + baiki tandas masjid di pagar depan masjid (sebelah kanan)

6 Mei 2004: Pewartaan Masjid Banda Hilir
No. Daftar MY-04-MT-00118

22 Januari-1 April 2007: Membaik-pulih masjid lama Banda Hilir
oleh AZH Puncak Bakti Enterprise
di bawah penguasaan Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (PERZIM)

17 Mei 2007 - 17 Jun 2007: Membaik-pulih masjid lama Bandar Hilir
oleh Syahrizan Jaya Enterprise

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Lokasi Masjid Banda Hilir

Pada zaman dahulu, Kampung Banda Hilir berada di tepi laut Selat Melaka. Masjid Banda Hilir berada dalam 5 minit perjalanan kaki dari pantai. Tetapi sekarang (2018) Masjid Banda Hilir agak jauh dari persisir pantai Selat Melaka.

Masjid Banda Hilir berada di lokasi daerah Melaka Tengah. Jalan Parameswara ialah jalan utama dua hala yang menghubungkan Masjid Banda Hilir dengan pusat bandar Banda Hilir.

Jalan Parameswara padat dengan bangunan di bahu kanan dan kiri jalan.

Daerah: Melaka Tengah, Melaka

Perjalanan dari pusat bandar (city centre) ke Masjid Banda Hilir:

1. Kiri: McQuek's Satay Celup (Main)
2. Kiri: Petron, Lorong Bandar Hilir 3
3. Kanan: Masjid An-Nur Banda Hilir, Jalan Parameswara, Kg Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka
4. Kanan: Tadika Banda Hilir, Jalan Parameswara
5. Kanan: Penjara Banda Hilir, Jalan Parameswara
6. Kanan: Balai Polis Banda Hilir, Jalan Ujong Pasir

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Imam Masjid Banda Hilir, Melaka

Sheikh Sahabudin/Dato' Shahbudin menjadi imam pertama Masjid Banda Hilir yang diasaskannya.

Sejak kematian Sheikh Sahabudin/Dato' Shahbudin, imam Masjid Banda Hilir dipilih dari kalangan saudara-mara Sheikh Sahabudin/Dato' Shahbudin dan Mohd Salleh bin Khatib Usuf.

Cucu sulung Dato' Shahbudin bernama Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail menjadi imam pada 1890-an hingga ia meninggal dunia sekitar 1912-an.

Adik Haji Mohd Sharif bernama Haji Noordin bin Ismail menjadi imam pada 1912-an hingga ia meninggal dunia selepas tahun 1948. Nama beliau disemadikan pada sebatang jalan di Banda Hilir iaitu Jalan Imam Haji Noordin.

Seterusnya, Haji Ashari bin Mohd Salleh menjadi imam Masjid Banda Hilir sekitar 1950-an. Namanya disemadikan pada sebatang jalan di Banda Hilir iaitu Jalan Imam Haji Ashari.

Haji Ahmad bin Awal menjadi imam Masjid Banda Hilir seterusnya.

Anak Haji Ashari, iaitu Haji Jaafar bin Haji Ashari menjadi imam seterunya.

Kelima-lima nama imam di atas adalah bersaudara seperti berikut:

• Khatib Usuf (asal-usulnya tidak diketahui)
• Mohd Salleh bin Khatib Usuf (ia menetap di Banda Hilir)
• Hj Ashari bin Mohd Salleh (imam Masjid Banda Hilir)
• Hj Jaafar bin Hj Ashari (rumahnya di 302 Banda Hilir dipindahkan ke Duyong)
• Omar bin Salleh (bilal Masjid Banda Hilir)
• Zakaria bin Omar (sidang Kampong Banda Hilir)

Imam2 seterusnya (Tuan Ustaz Ibrahim, Tuan Haji Halim dan Tuan Haji Osman) adalah tidak bersaudara dengan Dato' Shahbudin bin Haji Mohd Amin atau Mohd Salleh bin Khatib Usuf kerana mereka dipilih oleh pihak Kerajaan selepas masjid didaftarkan dengan Kerajaan Melaka pada 2004.

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Senarai Nama Imam
Lembaga Masjid An-Nur
Bandar Hilir, 75000 Melaka

Nama:

1. Tuan Hajji Mohd Shariff bin Ismail
2. Tuan Haji Mohd Nordin bin Ismail/Tuan Haji Noordin bin Ismail
3. Tuan Haji Ashari bin Mohd Salleh
4. Tuan Haji Ahmad bin Awal
5. Tuan Haji Jaafar bin Haji Ashari
6. Tuan Ustaz Ibrahim bin Haji Hashim
7. Tuan Haji Halim bin Haji Ali
8. Tuan Haji Osman bin Majid

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Kampung Banda Hilir, Melaka

Kampung Banda Hilir dan nama Banda Hilir telah lama wujud dalam sejarah negeri Melaka. Nama Banda Hilir bertukar-tukar sejak sekian lama kewujudannya dalam sejarah negeri Melaka.

Berikut ialah beberapa ejaan nama Banda Hilir dalam peta Portugis, peta Belanda dan surat khabar lama Straits Settlements, Settlement of Malacca:

1. 1511-1640 (peta Portugis) Povoacam. Ylir, Yier, Iller
2. 1641-1819 (peta Belanda) Banda Ilir
3. 1843 Banda Ellier
4. 1852 Bandeleir
5. 1855 Banda Eller
6. 1855 Banda Ellier
7. 1873 Banda Ellier
8. 1877 Banda Ellier
9. 1896 Banda Ilir
10. 1906 Banda Hilir

Masjid Banda Hilir berada dalam kawasan kampung, iaitu Kampung Banda Hilir. Kampung Banda Hilir ialah sebuah perkampungan Melayu di pinggir bandar iaitu Banda Hilir. Ia sebuah perkampungan dalam bandar (urban village). Sebatang jalan besar menghubungkan kampung berkenaan dengan pusat bandar.

Kampung Banda Hilir berupa kampung dan penuh dengan aktiviti kampung. Banyak pohon kelapa dan tanaman lain wujud di Kampung Banda Hilir. Di antaranya pokok sekoi, pokok belimbing (starfruit), pokok belimbing besi, pokok kedondong, pokok jambu mawar (rose apple), pokok delima (pomegranate) dan pelbagai pohon lain.

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Sidang, Kampung Banda Hilir, Melaka


Nama Sidang Kampung Banda Hilir yang diketahui:

1. Zakaria bin Omar bin Mohd Salleh bin Khatib Usuf (1906)
2. Inche Nasir bin Awal (terminated April 1960 at age 60; he was born in 1900; anaknya Hj Nasran bin Nasir?)
3. Inche Daim bin Mat (mencalonkan namanya sendiri pada Mei 1960)

Pada tahun 1906, Kampung Banda Hilir diketuai oleh seorang ketua kampung atau digelar sidang.

Namun pada tahun 1960, sidang tua berusia 60 tahun telah dihentikan tanpa pengganti.

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Penduduk Kampung Banda Hilir, Melaka

Kampung Banda Hilir mempunyai ramai penduduk yang berbilang kaum, tetapi orang Melayu membentuk sebilangan besar penduduk kampung ini. Pada tahun 1960-an, anggaran bilangan penduduk Kampung Banda Hilir ialah seramai 1,000 orang.

Dengan jumlah penduduk yang begitu ramai, orang2 kampung merayu kepada pihak kerajaan negeri supaya mengadakan seorang sidang (ketua kampung).

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Pendudok2 Merayu Di-adakan Sidang Kampong
Berita Harian, 16 April 1960, Page 5

Melaka, Juma'at. -
Pendudok2 di-kariah kampong Banda Hilir yang berhampiran dengan bandar, telah merayu kapada kerajaan negeri supaya mengadakan sa-orang sidang untok menjadi Ketua Kampong mereka bagi menggantikan Sidang Tua yang telah di-berhentikan oleh kerajaan baharu2 ini.

Keputusan menghantar rayuan ini telah di-buat oleh pendudok2 di-kampong itu kelmarin.

Inche Nasir bin Awal, Sidang bagi kariah kampong Banda Hilir itu telah diberhentikan baharu2 ini oleh Kerajaan kerana beliau telah berumor lebeh dari 60 tahun.

Menurut Peratoran baharu Kerajaan, sidang2 yang telah berhenti kerana sebab2 umor tua, tidak akan di-ganti.

Jadi ketua
-;-;-;-;-;-;-

Tuan Syed Omar Al-Habsi, sa-orang pendudok di-kariah itu yang juga menjadi salah sa-orang anggota Lembaga Masjid kampong Banda Hilir memberitahu Berita Harian bahawa kira2 sa-ribu orang pendudok di-sekitar kariah kampong-nya memerlukan pimpinan sa-orang sidang.

"Kami mahu kerajaan mengadakan sa-orang ganti Sidang di-tempat kami untok menjadi ketua kami sakalian.

Kami menuntut pemilehan yang di-adakan kelak hendak-lah di-adakan dengan jalan pilehan ra'ayat," kata Tuan Syed Omar.

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Qariyah Masjid Banda Hilir, Melaka
sekitar 1954-an hingga1963-an

3. Hj Rahim (bapa Hj Mazlan), 17 Abdul Rashid (Bapak saya), 24 Baharudin (Pak Din, adik Bapak saya).

Berdiri dari kiri: 1. Abu Bakar bin Ahmad (anak Che Bedah bt Hj Noordin), 2. __, 3. Abdul Ghani bin Abdul Rahman (kahwin 1954), 4. Pak Sharif (tukang ubat sekampung), 5. Haji Jaafar bin Hj Ashari?, 6. Abu Bakar bin Mohd Yusope (Pak Bakar adik Bapak), 7. __, 8. __, 9. __, 10. __, 11. __.

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Kampong memileh sidang sendiri
Berita Harian, 5 May 1960, Page 2

Melaka, Rabu. -
Permohonan Pendudok2 di-kariah masjid Kampong Bandar Hilir yang baharu2 ini merayu kapada Kerajaan supaya mengadakan sa-orang sidang di-kampong mereka bagi menggantikan sidang tua di-kampong itu yang telah di-berhentikan kerana usia-nya lebeh dari 60 tahun, telah berhasil.

Baharu2 ini Penghulu Ismail bin Abdul Latiff mengumumkan bahawa pemilihan sa-orang Sidang baharu di-kariah itu akan di-adakan pada 13 May ini.

Tuan Syed Omar Al-Habshi, sa-orang ahli Jawatankuasa Lembaga Masjid Banda Hilir memberi tahu Berita Harian hari ini bahawa Kerajaan telah memberi peluang kapada pendudok2 di-situ menchalonkan diri masing2 untok jawatan itu.

Berita Harian di-fahamkan bahawa sa-takat ini hanya sa-orang sahaja yang telah mendaftarkan diri untok jawatan Sidang itu.

Beliau ia-lah Inche Daim bin Mat sa-orang pendudok di-kariah itu.

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Bangunan asal Masjid Banda Hilir hanya sebuah bangunan kecil di tepi jalan yang besar. Pada tahun 1940-an, ia sudah pun mempunyai tembok batu 5 kaki tinggi dan pintu pagar besi untuk mengawal laluan keluar-masuk kawasan masjid dan rumah imam (Haji Mohd Sharif bin Ismail, sekitar 1890-an hingga 1912-an).

Usaha untuk membesarkan masjid dilakukan peringkat demi peringkat.

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Masjid Jame' Banda Hilir
Berita Harian, 11 January 1963, Page 7

Melaka, Khamis.
Masjid Jame' Banda Hilir akan diperbesarkan lagi dengan perbelanjaan $_,000.

Jawatankuasa Lembaga masjid itu telah menerima pengakuan derma sa-banyak $1,000 dari ahli kariah dan $500 dari Pejabat Ugama Islam Melaka.

Baki wang yang di-perlukan sedang di-usahakan melalui lis2 derma.
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Kontraktor #1

Projek: Kerja-Kerja Membaikpulih Masjid An-Nur Banda Hilir, Melaka
Kontraktor: AZH Puncak Bakti Enterprise
Pegawai penguasa: PERZIM
Tarikh mula: 22 Januari 2007
Tarikh siap: 1 April 2007

Maklumat kontraktor:
AZH Puncak Bakti Enterprise
Registration No: MA0060310-V
MOF No: 357-02038221
Country: Malaysia
Email: enquiry@sennego.com
Contact info:
Address: No. 1865-A Solok Pulau Nibong, Pengkalan Batu, 75350, Melaka
Person in-charge: Azahar bin Osman
Pengurus?
XXX-232-1498
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Name: AZH PUNCAK BAKTI ENTERPRISE
Location: POKOK SENA, KEDAH
Address: NO. 13A, BANGUNAN KOMAS, JLN KLEDANG RAYA 22, TAMAN ALKAFF
30100 KINTA, PERAK
Phone: 005-547-2990
Email: ahmadmuradenterprise@gmail.com
CIDB Grade: Contractor G1
Certificates: Perakuan Pendaftaran Kontraktor (PPK), Sijil Perolehan Kerja Kerajaan (SPKK), Sijil Taraf Bumiputera (STB)

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Kontraktor #2

Projek Penyelenggaraan Infrastruktur Asas/Awam Luar Bandar Tahun 2007

Nama kontraktor: Syahrizan Jaya Enterprise
Lesen pendaftaran: MA 0062048-T
Nama projek: Membaikpulih Masjid Lama Bandar Hilir
(DUN Bandar Hilir)
Tarikh mula projek: 17 Mei 2007
Tarikh siap projek: 17 Jun 2007

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Setiap masjid ada jawatankuasa yang menjaga dan mengurus aspek pentadbiran, kewangan, pengajaran fardhu ain dan mengaji al Quran, kebajikan dan aktiviti masjid. Masjid Banda Hilir juga ada jawatankuasa yang mengurus semua aspek masjid. Maklumat jawatankuasa dipampang di pintu masuk utama masjid.


Masjid Annur, Lot 96, Jalan Banda Hilir, 75000 Melaka
JK Kariah Masjid Annur Banda Hilir
1 Jan 2016 - 31 Disember 2017

Penaung:   Pegawai Daerah Melaka Tengah
                  Pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam Melaka
Penasihat: Penyelaras Masjid dan Madrasah

Pengerusi: Hj Rebu bin Hadis
Naib Pengerusi: En Mohd Jamil bin Ab Wahab
Setiausaha: Hj Ab Rahim bin Ibrahim
Pen Setiausaha: En Alias bin Seman
Bendahari: En Hamka bin Hj Ismail
AJK:
Hj Nasran bin Nasir
Hj Abd Rahim bin Hj Alimat
Hj Moidu bin Hj Abu Bakar
Hj Roslan bin Endin
Hj Moktar bin Hj Ahmad
Hj Kamaldin bin Sultan
En Kamalrudin bin Jantan
Hj Mazlan bin Hj Abd Rahim bin Haji Noordin bin Ismail
Hjh Jamaliah bt Taib
Hjh Naharah bt Ab Rahman
Pemeriksa Kira2:
En Aziz bin Bachik (anak Haji Bachik of Bukit China?)
En Mohd Yassir bin Abd Wahab