This time I will try to review about a history where history
is arguably is one of the stories that closely related to my city, my content
this time is to bring about a historical story about Sunan Kudus and mosque of
Menara Kudus is very legendary. Not only famous around kudus city but the name
of Menara Kudus is also very famous throughout Indonesia as a place for
religious travel as well as to commemorate the journey or history of Wali Songo
(#sembilan/nine).
With various stories & from the side of history, the
mosque building of Menara Kudus also become as an icon of pride for all citizen
of saint, many of organization which use picture of Menara Kudus as a logo
symbolizing culture & culture from kudus city.
With a little video I recorded, I want to share a picture of
how the existence of witnesses of history that made Sunan Kudus as one of the
guardians who took part in improving the whole order in Java on the basis of
Islamic religion & how he taught tolerant attitude towards those who have
the teachings and other religions Other than Islam.
Menara Kudus mosque is also called Al Aqsa Mosque, is an
ancient mosque built by Sunan Kudus since 1549 AD (956 Hijri). Location of the
mosque & tomb of Sunan Kudus currently located in Kauman Village, Township
District, Kudus Regency, Central Java. There is uniqueness of this mosque
because it has a similar tower temple building and architectural pattern that
combines the concept of Islamic culture with a combination of Hindu - Buddhist
culture that shows the process of acculturation in Islamic jurisdiction.
Everyday the pilgrims visit this mosque to worship as well
as pilgrimage to Sunan Kudus tomb located on the west side of the mosque
complex. In addition, this mosque became the center of the crowd that has
become a culture every time before the fasting month arrives the Dhandhangan
Festival held by the Holy residents to welcome the coming of the holy month of
Ramadhan.
The establishment of the Menara Kudus Mosque is inseparable
from the role of Sunan Kudus as the founder and founder. Like other Wali Songo, Sunan Kudus
uses a cultural approach to da'wah. He adapted and practiced the
indigenization of Islamic teachings in a society that already had a
well-established culture in the influence of Hinduism and Buddhism. The
acculturation of Hindu and Buddhist culture in Islamic mission carried out by
Sunan Kudus is clearly visible on the architecture and concept of Mosque
building of Menara Kudus.
The mosque was founded in 956 H or 1549 AD. It is based on
Arabic inscription written on stone inscription measuring 30 cm wide and 46 cm
long located in mosque mihrab. Laying of the first stone using stone from
Baitul Maqdis in Palestine, therefore the mosque is then named Al Aqsa Mosque.
The Menara Kudus mosque has five right doors, and five left
doors. The windows are all 4 pieces. Large door consists of 5 pieces, and a
large pole inside the mosque that comes from teak wood there are 8 pieces. But
this mosque is not original, bigger than originally because in the 1918's been
renovated. Inside there is a pool of mosques, the pool is a barrier is an
ancient relics and serve as a place to take ablution water.
Inside the mosque are two flags, located on the right and
left of the preacher reading khutbah. On the front porch of the mosque is a
gate of paduraksa, commonly referred to by the inhabitants as "Lawang
Kembar".
In the mosque complex there is also a shower for ablution
water which amounts to eight pieces. On top of the shower was placed a statue.
The number of eight showers, purportedly adapting Buddhist beliefs, namely
'Eight Way of Truth' or Asta Sanghika Marga.
Tower
Tower of the Mosque Menara Kudus
TowerForm Paduraksa Mosque Menara Kudus
Form the original Menara Kudus mosque before the widening
of the mosque
Holy Tower has a height of 18 meters with a base size of 10
x 10 m. All around the building is decorated with picture plates, all of which
are 32. Twenty of them are blue and portrayed mosques, humans with camels and
date palms. Meanwhile, 12 other pieces of red and white painted flowers. Inside
the tower there is a ladder made of teak that was probably made in 1895 AD The
building and its decoration clearly shows the connection with Javanese Hindu
art because the building of the Menara Kudus consists of 3 parts: feet, body,
and the top of the building. The tower is also decorated antephix (ornament
that resembles a small hill).
The legs and body of the tower are built and carved with a
blend of Javanese & Hindu traditions, including their motives. Another
feature can be seen in the use of brick material installed without cement
adhesive. Javanese traditional construction techniques can also be seen on the
head of the tower in the form of a construction of teak wood with four stalks
saka teacher who sustains two stacks of tajug roof.
At the top of the roof tajug there is a kind of mustaka
(head) as on top of the roof overlap the main building of the traditional
mosques in Java which clearly refers to the elements of Java & Hindu
architecture.
This is a little story that I can write about the existence
of one of the historical relics that are highly exalted by the adherents of
Islamic religion, which in it also contained a deep cultural significance that
affect the development of urban culture kudus and Javanese soil.
Thanks for the
pleasure to read a little of my writing in this blogspot, see you soon with my
writings and short video
