* Kampung Gonggang

Tanah perkuburan lama di Kuala Lumpur terletak di sebelah utara pertemuan Sungai Gombak dan Sungai Klang, iaitu di tapak Masjid Jamek Kuala Lumpur kini: “In 1891, the large Muslim burial ground near the confluence of Gombak and Klang rivers was cleared, fenced up, and supposedly exhumed. As it turned out, not all the graves were disinterred; some remained in the compound of the Masjid Jamek right up till the twenty-first century.” (Abdur-Razzaq Lubis, 2018: "Sutan Puasa, Founder of Kuala Lumpur", m.s. 505).

Kiri: Peta lokasi kubur lama berhampiran pertemuan Sungai Gombak dan Sungai Klang, yang telah diterangkan pada tahun 1891 (Arkib Negara 1957/0108145W, 06/04/1903: |"EMBANKMENT WALLS, GOMBAK RIVER").
Kanan: Peta lokasi kubur lama, relatif kepada persekitarannya, berdasarkan peta Kuala Lumpur tahun 1895 (Wikipedia).

Pada tahun 1891, ia telah dipindahkan ke tanah perkuburan baru di tebing selatan Sungai Klang (Jalan Ampang kini). Sebuah jambatan dibina bagi menghubungkan tanah perkuburan itu dengan tebing utara Sungai Klang (kemungkinan sebahagian daripada kawasan Kampung Gonggang), lalu dinamakan Tanah Perkuburan Kampung Gonggang: “A new cemetery was established just outside town at Ampang Road. ('The public Mohamadan Cemetery is on the other side of the Klang River near Ampang Road. A strong six feet bridge was erected to give necessary access to it.' A. Hale, vice chairman of the Kuala Lumpur land office, as reported in the Malay Mail, 13 April 1904, reproduced in Khoo Kay Kim, Kuala Lumpur, 27). It was originally called Tanah Perkuburan Kampung Gonggang, as it was located near the settlement of orang Gonggang (a subgroup of orang Siak). (This Kampung Gonggang is different from the Gonggang settlement near Setapak. Interview with Haji Shahrir Kamil, 30 November/1 December 2016)” (Abdur-Razzaq Lubis, 2018: "Sutan Puasa, Founder of Kuala Lumpur", m.s. 505).

Kiri: Peta lokasi Perkuburan Gonggang, ditandakan merah sebagai “Mohd. Cemy.” (Mohammedan Cemetery) (1923). Mercu tanda: di sebelah barat: Sungai Gombak dan Batu Road (kediaman Raja Laut). Di bucu barat daya berhampiran Masjid Jamek, keluar dari Batu Road ialah Gombak Lane (kediaman Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid). Kemungkinan lokasi Kampung Gonggang ialah sebelah utara perkuburan ini iaitu sekitar Sungai Bunus, sehingga ke Rifle Range di sebelah timur laut. Kawasan perlombongan Gonggang pula di sebelah utara lembah Sungai Bunus.
Kanan: Peta lokasi Perkuburan Gonggang, ditandakan merah, kini Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang. (Mapcarta).

Gambar antara kubur terawal, dari koleksi Abdul Halim Nasir: “Makam Mualaf Islam (1890), Perkuburan Ampang, Selangor” (N.A. Halim, 1960an-1990an @ Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: |"Koleksi N.A Halim: Menghimpunkan koleksi peribadi N. A. Halim mengenai daftar kata, buku, gambar dan video mengenai senibina rumah Melayu, masjid batu nisan, dan peta lama").

LATAR JURUGAMBAR: Abdul Halim Nasir (N.A Halim, 1938-1999)

Gambar-gambar kubur lama yang sama, kini (Kiri: Radzi Sapiee @ SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART), 25 April 2011: "Tanah perkuburan Islam (Muslim burial ground) Jalan Ampang". Kanan: mohdrizal, 17 April 2023: |"Ziarah Perkuburan Islam Ampang").

“Sutan Puasa was a regular supplicant at the Java Street Mosque, which was walking distance from his tin trading shop in Ampang Street. He maintained close ties with Kapitan China Yap Kwan Seng's family, even after the latter's death in 1902. He might have been seeking treatment for his illness in Kuala Lumpur, for it is said that Sutan Puasa died in the late Kapitan China's house on High Street, in the blessed month of Rejab 1326 Hijrah, corresponding to the end of July or August 1908. There was no Mandailing chieftain's funeral for Sutan Puasa. Instead, his body would have been brought to the Java Street Mosque, for a send-off by the mosque leaders, his relatives and the people closest to him. Sutan Puasa son of Mangaraja Iro Koling was laid to rest at the newly-consecrated Muslim cemetery on Ampang Road, where his tomb can be seen even today. Many prominent Mandailings and their fellow Sumatrans are inhumed in this Muslim cementery.” (Abdur-Razzaq Lubis, 2018: "Sutan Puasa, Founder of Kuala Lumpur", m.s.512).

Gambar-gambar dari koleksi Abdul Halim Nasir: “Makam Sutan Puasa” (N.A Halim, 1960an-1990an @ Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: |"Koleksi N.A Halim: Menghimpunkan koleksi peribadi N. A. Halim mengenai daftar kata, buku, gambar dan video mengenai senibina rumah Melayu, masjid batu nisan, dan peta lama").

LATAR JURUGAMBAR: Abdul Halim Nasir (N.A Halim, 1938-1999)

Makam Sutan Puasa di Tanah Perkuburan Jalan Ampang kini (Radzi Sapiee @ SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART), 25 April 2011: "Makam (Tomb of) Sutan Puasa").

“Raja Laut dilahirkan pada tahun 1850 dan merupakan putera kedua Sultan Selangor ke-3, Almarhum Sultan Muhammad Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Shah, dan juga anak saudara kepada Sultan Selangor ke-4, Sultan Abdul Samad Ibni Almarhum Tengku Abdullah. Almarhum mendapat nama gelaran ‘Laut’ kerana dikatakan dilahirkan ketika bondanya berada di perairan sekitar Lukut. Almarhum tersohor sebagai ketua masyarakat Melayu di Kuala Lumpur pada tahun 1880 dan antara individu yang telah menyelesaikan banyak masalah yang timbul pada ketika itu. Almarhum yang tinggal di Kampung Rawa, pernah dilantik sebagai Ahli Majlis Negeri Selangor dan bertindak sebagai hakim dan penghulu di Kuala Lumpur. Raja Laut turut menjadi pengasas kepada penubuhan Kuala Lumpur Sanitary Board pada tahun 1890. Almarhum juga bertanggungjawab menubuhkan Sekolah Melayu pertama di Kuala Lumpur, di mana Almarhum telah menghantar putera tunggalnya, Raja Alang ke sekolah berkenaan. Pada tahun 1898, Almarhum dimasyhurkan sebagai Raja Muda Selangor dan berpindah menetap di Batu Road (kini Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman). Pelantikan Almarhum itu dibuat selepas Raja Muda Sulaiman dimasyhurkan sebagai Sultan Selangor ke-5 bergelar Sultan Sir Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah Ibni Almarhum Raja Muda Musa. Bagaimanapun, Almarhum tetap menggunakan gelaran ‘Raja Muda Laut’ sehingga tahun 1903. Apabila Kesultanan Selangor mengurniakan gelaran Tunku Mahkota untuk Almarhum sebagai pewaris takhta kepada Tengku Musa Eddin Ibni Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, Raja Muda Laut tetap mengekalkan gelaran ‘Raja Muda’ sehingga kemangkatan Almarhum pada 9 Jun 1913. Almarhum dimakamkan di Tanah Perkuburan Kampong Gonggang (kini dikenali sebagai Tanah Perkuburan Jalan Ampang) Kuala Lumpur. Sebagai tanda penghargaan dan mengingati jasa dan bakti Almarhum, nama Raja Laut diabadikan sebagai nama sebatang jalan di Kuala Lumpur yang bersambung dengan Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.”

(Sumber: Selangor Royal Office @ Facebook, 6 Oktober 2020: |"SIAPA RAJA LAUT?").
(Sumber gambar pertama (versi penuh): Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KLSCCCI) Gallery: |"ESTABLISHMENT OF KL").

“Our Kuala Lumpur correspondent telegraphs that the funeral of Raja Laut, better known as Raja Muda, took place at the Malay Cemetery, Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday evening. There was a large attendance of Malays and Mr. Owen, representing the Chief Secretary of the F.M.S., and Mr. Stonor, as representative of the Resident of Selangor, were also present. A guard of Sikh police attended at the cemetery.” (The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 13 June 1913, Page 570: |"M. A. P.").

(Arkib Negara 1957/0170211W, 12/06/1913: "AUTHORITY TO SPEND $500/- FOR RE-BUILDING THE BRIDGE FROM THE SETTLEMENT TO THE MOHAMMADAN CEMETERY ON AMPANG ROAD").

(Arkib Negara 1957/0179081W, 09/11/1914: "(I) UPKEEP OF MOHAMEDAN CEMETERY AMPANG ROAD, - FEES FOR INTERMENTS - (II) RULES UNDER 'BURIAL REGULATION, 1895' NOTIFICATION 275 OF 21 MAY 1909 - AMENDMENT OF :-").

“A large crocodile has been located in the Klang River below the Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur. It resides in a deep pool near the bridge from the Mohammedan cemetery in the Malay Settlement and swims down river at dawn to a sandbank opposite Mr. Koek's garden, where it basks until the sun gets too hot for it when it goes home.” (Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle, 2 February 1916, Page 7: |"QUEEN MARY’S NEEDLEWORK GUILD"; The Straits Times, 5 February 1916, Page 8: |"Untitled").

(Arkib Negara 1957/0206800W, 02/10/1919: "AMPANG ROAD MOHAMMEDAN CEMETERY FUND - SANCTION TO KEEP FUND IN THE CHARTHERED BANK, KUALA LUMPUR")/

“The death took place at Jenderam on Sunday, the 11th instant, at about 5 a.m. of Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid, Kathi of Kuala Lumpur. Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid, at the request of the Malayan community of Jenderam, went there last Saturday evening to deliver a lecture on Islamic teachings. He did not appear to be ill until 5 a.m. when, after his morning prayer, he complained of severe coughing and a few minutes later he passed away peacefully. Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid had been suffering from consumption for the last two years and his death is said to be due to his ailment. His body was taken to Kuala Lumpur on Sunday morning. The funeral, which was attended by about 400 persons, took place on the same day from his residence No. 3 Gombak Lane, and his body was finally buried at Gonggang Cemetery. He leaves a widow and two brothers to mourn his loss. By the death of Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid, says the Malay Mail, the Malay community of Kuala Lumpur has lost an able Guru whose teachings were highly appreciated. During his five years' office in the Kathiship he had removed a great deal of misconceptions and misrepresentations interpolated as Islamic teachings by several so-called teachers of Islamic religion.” (The Straits Echo (Mail Edition), 20 February 1923, Page 185: |"M.A.P.").

Kiri: Peta lokasi Perkuburan Gonggang, ditandakan merah sebagai “Mohd. Cemy.” (Mohammedan Cemetery) (1923). Mercu tanda: di sebelah barat: Sungai Gombak dan Batu Road (kediaman Raja Laut). Di bucu barat daya berhampiran Masjid Jamek, keluar dari Batu Road ialah Gombak Lane (kediaman Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid). Kemungkinan lokasi Kampung Gonggang ialah sebelah utara perkuburan ini iaitu sekitar Sungai Bunus, sehingga ke Rifle Range di sebelah timur laut. Kawasan perlombongan Gonggang pula di sebelah utara lembah Sungai Bunus.
Kanan: Peta lokasi Perkuburan Gonggang, ditandakan merah, kini Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang. (Mapcarta).

“Raja Alang died on 11 December 1927 and he was buried at the Ampang Islamic Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur.” (Eric Lim @ Museum Volunteers, JMM, July 15, 2020: |"History of Kajang").

“Raja Alang tutup usia di Kuala Lumpur pada tanggal 11 Desember 1927 dan disamadikan di Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang di Kuala Lumpur dan tidak di Perkuburan Islam Batu 14,Kajang tempat peristirahatan ibundanya,Nyonya Cantik.Pusara Namora Mandailing yang paling kuasa, berwibawa dan disegani di Selangor pada pertengan abad 19,Raja Barayun ,ayahanda Raja Alang tidak lagi terdapat di Bukit Melawati tetapi telah dipindahkan ke Bukit Jugra di Kuala Langat.(Utusan M'sia ibid )” (Hanafiah Lubis @ THE FORGOTTEN PAST OF KHS, DECEMBER 30, 2017 (Dikemaskini 08/01/2018): |"RAJA ALANG/ALLANG - " orang (ETNIS MANDAILING - hanafiah lubis) terkaya Selangor". UTUSAN MALAYSIA S2 7 APRIL 2012 h20").

Gambar-gambar dari koleksi Abdul Halim Nasir: “Makam Raja Alang bin Raja Berayun, Dusun Durian(?)” (N.A Halim, 1960an-1990an @ Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: |"Koleksi N.A Halim: Menghimpunkan koleksi peribadi N. A. Halim mengenai daftar kata, buku, gambar dan video mengenai senibina rumah Melayu, masjid batu nisan, dan peta lama").

LATAR JURUGAMBAR: Abdul Halim Nasir (N.A Halim, 1938-1999)

Kiri: “Satu lagi makam yang menarik di tanah perkuburan Ampang ialah ini. Pemiliknya adalah Raja Alang anakanda Raja Berayun, seorang pahlawan dan pemimpin berbangsa Mandailing yang hidup abad ke 19 hingga ke 20.”
Tengah: “Cebisan yang pecah dari bangunan makam.”
Kanan: “Difahamkan di belakang adalah makam-makam kaum keluarganya.”

Inskripsi pada binaan makam: “Raja Alang bin Raja Berayun … kembali ke rahmatuLlah Ta'ala pada 11.12.27 (bersamaan) 16 Jamadul Akhir 1346. Allahummaghfir lahu warhamhu wa'aafihi …”

(Sumber: Radzi Sapiee @ SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART), 25 April 2011: |"Makam (Tomb of) Raja Alang ibni Raja Berayun").

Kiri: Makam Raja Alang @ 1 Disember 2012, sebelum dibaik pulih: “Makam ini telah terlalu lama rosak kerana dihempap oleh pokok dan tiada siapa yang mahu membaik pulih mungkin kerana kosnya yang agak tinggi. Syah ziarah makan ini semenjak tahun 1990an lagi dan keadaa makam ini memang sudah rosak dan tak pasti semenjak bila iannya dihempap pokok.”
Kanan: Makam Raja Alang @ 6 April 2013, selepas dibaik pulih: “Beginilah rupanya Makam Al-Marhum Raja Alang yang telah dibaik pulih. … Karung plastik berhampiran makam ini mungkin bahan yang digunakan untuk mencuci batu mamar yang telah berlumut menjadi putih. Mungkin mereka baru sahaja melakukan proses baik pulih ini. … Syah rasa apa yang dibuat sekarangpun sudah mencukupi dan memadai walaupun tidak dibaik pulih sepenuhnya. Serpihan batu yang telah pecah di tingkat ketiga telah diletakkan semula dan hanya tinggal satu batu nisan sahaja dan Syah tak pasti yang satu lagi dimana? Mungkin telah pecah atau diambil orang. Batu nesan yang adapun telah pecah dua. … Tidak banyak yang diketahui mengenai Al-Marhum Raja Alang dari keturunan Raja Mendaling ini tetapi setakat yang diketahui Al-Marhum merupakan antara orang Melayu terkaya di Selangor pada tahun 1880an. Tidak hairanlah makamnya sebegini indah dan unik mengikut statusnya dalam masyarakat ketika itu. ”
(Sumber: Maharum Bugis Syah, 6 April 2013: |"Makam Al-Marhum Raja Alang Sudah Dibaik Pulih").

“The death took place on Friday evening at Kampong Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, of Che Halimah binte Muhammad, headmistress of the Kampong Bahru Malay Girls' School. She had been in poor health for some time but continued to carry on her work as usual until the 10th inst., when the school closed for the Puasa holidays. She was a capable and hard-working teacher and was highly respected and loved by her assistants and pupils. She leaves a husband and two small children. The funeral took place on Saturday at the Ampang Moslem cemetery.” (Malaya Tribune, 19 February 1929, Page 10: |"Untitled").

“Syeikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Minankabawi (meninggal dunia di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 12 Mac 1933) merupakan seorang ulama Minangkabau terkemuka. Beliau pernah menjawat jawatan sebagai Syeikh al-Islam atau Mufti Kerajaan Perak Darul Ridzuan yang ke-3. Dipercayai beliau menjawat jawatan tersebut dari 1 Januari 1925 hingga meninggal dunia pada tahun 1933. … Syeikh Muhamad Saleh Al Minangkabau meninggal dunia pada tahun 17 Zulkaedah 1351 Hijrah / 12 Mac 1933 masihi di Kuala Lumpur akibat kemalangan jalan raya dan dimakamkan di Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.” (Iskandar Zulqarnain @ Orang Perak, 19 Februari 2020: |"Sheikh Muhammad Saleh Minangkabau, Sheikhul Islam Tersohor Negeri Perak").

Gambar-gambar dari koleksi Abdul Halim Nasir: “Makam Syeikh Mohd Saleh bin Syeikh Mohd Taib, Tanah Perkuburan Islam Ampang” (N.A Halim, 1960an-1990an @ Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu (ATMA), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: |"Koleksi N.A Halim: Menghimpunkan koleksi peribadi N. A. Halim mengenai daftar kata, buku, gambar dan video mengenai senibina rumah Melayu, masjid batu nisan, dan peta lama").

LATAR JURUGAMBAR: Abdul Halim Nasir (N.A Halim, 1938-1999)

Gambar-gambar makam Syeikh Muhamad Saleh Al Minangkabau, kini:-
2 kiri: Tahun 2011 (Radzi Sapiee @ SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART), 25 April 2011: "Tanah perkuburan Islam (Muslim burial ground) Jalan Ampang").
2 kanan: Tahun 2019: “Syeikh Muhammad Saleh bin Syeikh Muhammad Thayyib @ Syeikh Abdullah Minangkabau رحمة الله عليه. Syeikhhul Islam Perak di zamam Sultan Iskandar Syah. Pengarang kitab Kasyful Asrar, kitab Jalan Kematian dan Nashihatul Mubtadi. Menuntut ilmu di Makkah selama 17 tahun. Menjawat jawatan Syeikhul Islam Perak Darul Ridhuan secara rasminya Jamadilahkir 1343H/1 Januari 1925M. Wafat pada 17 Dhulqaedah 1351H/12 Mac 1933M di Kuala Lumpur dan di makamkan di Perkuburan Islam Jalan Ampang.” (Muhammad Fazilul Helmi Bin Raidzan (Helmi Assyafie), 25 Mei 2019: "Makam ulama di Kuala Lumpur").

“Kuala Lumpur, Apr. 5. As already briefly telegraphed, the death occured early this morning of Mr. S.N. Dutt, a local Indian barrister. His health has been poor for some time. He was sitting in a chair, and his wife thought he was asleep, but when she endeavoured to waken him she found he was dead. … A native of Bengal, Mr. Dutt was educated in Great Britain and graduated at Edinburgh University. After practising in Calcultta he came to Malaya in 1926, being first in Singapore with the firm of S.C. Goho and Co. and later opening his own practice in Kuala Lumpur. He was a well-known personality in this town, and was well liked and respected. … Mr. Dutt was a member of Gray's Inn and was called to the bar in 1915. He practised in Calcutta for some time and then came to the Straits Settlement in the year 1926 and was admitted to the bar of the F.M.S. in the year 1931. … The funeral took place this evening at the Mohammedan Cemetery, Ampang Road, Maulana Mansur Ahmad Itman of the High Street mosque, officiated. There was a large attendance which consisted of fellow members of the Bar, the office staff of the Kuala Lumpur and Seremban branch offices, and his many Indian, Chinese and Eurasian friends.” (The Straits Times, 6 April 1935, Page 7: |"K.L. BARRISTER'S DEATH").

“Inchu Jebah binti Inchu Ahmat, widow of Raja Mahmud ibni Al-Merhom, Sultan Mohammad of Selangor, died at her residence, Musmalakma Villa, Kampong Bahru, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Inchu Jebah was 95 years of age. She leaves three sons and three daughters. The sons are Raja Kechik, Raja Haji Abdul Rahman and Raja Petra, Deputy Chairman, Sanitary Board, Seremban. The funeral took place the same day at the Mohammadiah cemetery, Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur.” (The Straits Times, 11 August 1935, Page 3: |"DEATH OF RAJA MAHMUD'S WIDOW 95 YEARS OF AGE").

“There was a large crowd at the Mohammedan cemetery, Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday evening for the funeral of Che Zuin, wife of Haji Othman. The deceased had been ill for a long time. She was 45 years of age. Besides her husband, she leaves six sons, three daughters and six grandchildren. The Imam of the Kuala Lumpur Mosque performed the last rites.” (The Straits Times, 29 July 1936, Page 17: |"Untitled").

“A very large crowd thronged the Mohammedan cemetery, Ampang Rd., Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday evening for the funeral of Che Zuin, the wife of Haji Othman, and a very highly respected lady of the Malay community in Selangor. The deceased lady had been ailing for a long time. She was 45 years of age. Besides her husband, she leaves six sons, three daughters and six grandchildren. The Imam of the Kuala Lumpur Mosque performed the last rites.” (The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 29 July 1936, Page 11: |"Untitled").

“The body of Che Maarof bin Haji Zakariah, well-known Kuala Lumpur lawyer and bank directory, who was reported missing from Friday morning, was found by a police search party this morning, hanging from a tree in a patch of jungle 13 miles from Kuala Lumpur. The discovery concluded a continuous search for the missing man which began when a forest ranger found his car abandoned in a cart track off the Kuala Lumpur-Bentong road on Friday morning. It was established later that he had left his house on Thursday morning saying that he was going to Seremban to visit his mother and it was feared at first that he had been kidnapped on the way. This morning's discovery was made a short distance away from where the car was found on Friday. Police search parties had passed and repassed the area several times. The deceased's spectacles, watch and clothes were found undisturbed when the body was examined. The funeral took place this evening at the Ampang Road Mohamedan cemetery. Che Maarof was 43 years of age. He entered the Malay Administrative Service in the Federated Malay States in 1924. Later he studied for the Bar in the United Kingdom, returning to Malaya after passing his Bar final in the Inner Temple in 1933. He retired a few months after the liberation and went into private practice last year. Early this year, he became managing director of the Malay National Bank.” (The Singapore Free Press, 8 December 1947, Page 8: |"Missing banker found hanging").

(Arkib Negara 1984/0013039W, 24/09/1948: "EXTENSION TO AMPANG ROAD MOHD. CEMETERY").

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