Pahang Micro History - bits and pieces

obmar · Pahang Micro History - bits and pieces

A new thread, to collect history, so that at least we start documenting
what the little bits and pieces we knew...and for this one, i was not born yet, then.

In Kampong Batu Satu, Temerloh, in the thirties, the community decided
that they had to do something about education. Although most of the community
were businessmen and farmers, the other identified useful profession, then were teachers.

So the better sons or daughters were sent out to study in the hope to be teachers.
Schools in those days were few and the conditions were sad.
They collected enough money to built a school and named it
Sekolah Syarikat, but later renamed Madrasatul Khairiah, Batu Satu, Jalan Mentakab, Temerloh.

It was they largest building built by the people in Temerloh, using donated money.
It was a proud achievement for the community. It became the community hall,
the wedding place, the stadium, the school, as well as where theaters and plays
were conducted. Political speeches and rallies were also held there.

I remembered when I was small they tried to do the Sembahyang Raya, in the open, there once.

Upon, completion, they realised they needed a headmaster. The respected community leader
then was Tuan Haji Sidin, he had just married a new wife,
from Pekan. the wife must have told him that his brother
could be a good candidate for the post, the headmaster's position.
He had the neccessary experience and
was Nazir Sekolah agama Pahang, and previously in Negeri Sembilan and Johore.

A delegation was sent to invite, by boat to Pekan , to persuade Mualim to Temerloh to take this responsibility.

His name was Mualim Abdul Ghafar, our own bro Rosli's grandfather.
(also great-grandfather to my children, too)

This school had many girl students, and they pioneered freedom to learn
for females and girls. Under the supervision of Mualim these girls were not only
allowed to study, buat also allowed to go into the villages to give talks and dramas
These later became political talks and speeches to inspire the anti British
sentiment. My mother in law, Mualim's daughter was one of the fiery girl orator, then.

In fact, the decision to allow the students to travel to as far as Kerdau and Kuala Krau
were deliberated and debated in Persatuan Melayu Pahang (PMP)

Persatuan Melayu Pahang was more active than others districts as they had been modeled
after Persatuan Indonesia Merdeka (PIM) which also has a branch in Temerloh.
PIM was headed by PT SIrait. PT Sirait always had a songkok as his headgear and had
moved freely, and only later it was know that he was a Christian preacher
sent to go to converting the orang asli community. Then he dissappeared.

Active in the Persatuan then was Abdul Ghafar, another teacher, saudara Kamaluddin Muhammad
(kris Mas) Pak Sako,Ishak Haji Muhammad, MUhammad Taib bin Salleh (S. Roomai Noor)
and my father Ramli Taib.

My father, was the Secretary to the Madrasatul Khairiah.

To raise funds to run the school, the regularly conduct Drama's and Duadra's

They also had a Band called Rayuan Kesuma Hiburan Party. They once played
at the British DO's residence and immediately after that they were given quite some money
to buy the band a Double Bass and an accordian, the next day.

inshaallah, to be continued.

the house where Mualim stayed when he first came to temerloh...

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Guess this way, the younger generation, my children included
will be able to know some bits and pieces
that I knew.

I was lucky to have a father that I could talk like a friend
and thus i knew some of these things.
I guess the coming Merdeka celebration
gets me into a rough and dirty, documenting mode...

Since some may be
directly related to members of this group, if I say anything wrong I
would like to apologise first.

ajal bukannya kita tau.
continuing...
The Politics of those day, after the surrender of the Japanese, was of two sides.

Left and Right.

Political discussions in Temerloh Town exist in a number of places.

The Right meets at the shop in Baris Lintang,42 Jalan Ibrahim in a sundry shop
operated by a man,Yahya bin Mohd. Seth. This man later became
the second Chief Ministerof Pahang after independance.
This were labelled as the Right. Many of the rights were
of the government servants and those that deal
with food distribution controlled by the British.

For the Left, However among the most popular
is a shop in No 24, Jalan Tengku Bakar owned by Saudara Agus Salim,
a son of Tuan Haji Sidin.
Tuan Haji Sidin is a respected man in the community in Temerloh, then.

Among the youth that frequented this place
to discuss the politics of independence were
Mualim Abdul Ghafar, Mualim Jailani, Pak Tuasin,
Kamaluddin Muhammad and Manap Jepun.

The Kampar people being mostly self employed
and independent lot and thus leaning to the Left.
Saudara Agus Salim, later migrated to Kedah where he had families
until he later died in Kedah.

Manap Jepun, was of a mix blood, having a Malay Father
and a Japanese mother.He later died on an ambush by the
Gurkhas during the emergency.
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Abdul Halim Nasir in his book, Lembah Sungai dalam peradaban Melayu wrote;

Pada abad ke-17 dan ke-18 didapati beberapa lembah sungai di
Semenanjung Tanah Melayu ini dijadikan pusat pemerintahan oleh
kesultanan Melayu. Lembangan itu saperti lembangan Sungai Pahang,
lembangan Sungai Selangor, lembangan Sungai Kelantan, Lembangan Sungai
Terengganu dan lembangan Sungai Linggi. (pg 49)

Lembangan Sungai Pahang

Pada suatu ketika dahulu Sungai Pahang Sungai Muar hampir bercantum di
tempat yang dinamakan Jempol.
Ini kerana Sungai Serting itu mengalir ke Sungai Pahang. Pada masa itu
perahu perahu dagang yang melalaui Sungai Muar dapat meneruskan
perjalanan hingga ke Kuala Pahang. Di Jempul mereka memerlukan
pendudok tempatan untuk menarik perahu perahu mereka ikut darat, sama
ada dari Sungai Muar at u Sungai Serting. Perahu perahu itu ditarik
sejauh lebih kurang 300 meter sahaja, kerana itulah tempat tersebut
pada zaman dahulu dikenal s bagai Penarikan.

Pada tahun 1613, saorang pegawai dan penulis portugis dari Melaka
telah menaiki Perahu dari kuala Sungai Muar ke Pekan di Pahang, beliau
telah mengambil masa kira kira enam hari perjalanan. Dalam peta tahun
1598, mendapati bahawa sungai Muar bercantum dengan sungai Pahang di
tempat bernama Serting, di Jempol, Negeri Sembilan.

Sungai Pahang dan sungai Muar merupakan jalan darat yang lebih selamat
bagi mereka yang hendak ke laut China Selatan atau ke selat Melaka,
kerana mereka tidak diganggu oleh perompak perompak laut yang
Berkeliaran di Laut China Selatan dan laut Selat Melaka.
(pg 102-103)

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sambungan

Pada masa Sultan Mansur Shah memerintah Melaka sabuah angkatan perang
Melaka telah datang menyerang dan mengalahkan Pahang. Rajanya yang
bernama Maharaja Dewa Sura dapat ditawan dan puterinya telah diambil
Sultan Melaka sebagai isterinya. Isteri inya telah melahirkan dua
orang putera iaitu Raja ahmad, dan Raja Muhammad. Kedua putera itu
kemudian dihantar menjadi sultan Pahang. dan bersemayam ditempat
bernama Langgar Dusun, di Pahang Tua., iaitu pada tapak bekas pusat
pemerintahan maharaja dewa sura. (A.Samas Ahmad ,1983, 90 dan S.G.
Shellabear 1961,99)

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Still from the book;

Dalam Sejarah Melayu juga ada disebut sebelum Islam berkembang ke Pahang, raja raja yang memerintah Pahang berkerajaan di lembangan Sungai Pahang, di tempat yang sekarang ini disebut Dusun Pisang di Langgar, tidak jauh dari kuala Sungai Pahang.

Dokumentasi warisan tapak-tapak sejarah yang berkaitan dengan budaya Melayu sepanjang lembah Sungai Pahang semakin terpinggir. Hal ini berlaku kerana beberapa faktor, saperti tebing tebing yang runtuh akibat banjir yang berlaku atau oleh arus pembangunan yang berlaku sepanjang masa dan tiada keprihatinan masyarakat tentang warisan sejarah.
Kebanyakan tapak-tapak sejarah seperti di sepanjang beberapa cawangan Sungai Pahang musnah sama sekali, tiada lagi kesan kesan kota, tapak istana dan juga makam pembesar pembesar.

Daerah Pekan adalah kawasan bersejarah, raja raja pemerintahan Pahang memilih kawasan tersebut sebagai pusat pemerintahan mereka sejak abad ke15 lagi. Tetapi hanya sebahagian kecil warisan sejarah yang dapat dikekalkan di situ, saperti makan Sultan Muhammad Shah 1, diDusun Pinang, Langgar; makam Raja Radin di Kampung Mangkasar; makam Sultan Abdul Jamil (Sultan Pahang yang mangkat pada tahun 1511/12) dan makam isteri baginda , iaitu Raja Fatimah puteri sultan Alauddin Melaka yang mangkat pada tahun 1495. Pada batu nisan nya terdapat pahatan tulisan jawi berbahasa Melayu yang bertarikh 800 hijraj (1495 TM) Inilah satu satu nya tulisan berbahasa Jawi yang tertua selepas Jawi berbahasa Melayu di batu bersurat Terengganu yang bertarikh hijrah 703.