Visiting Tok Temong, 05/05/12

Last Saturday on 5/5/12 a friend invited me for ziyarah to maqam almarhum Raja Ashman and he said it's a good etiquette to visit maqam Tok Temong first. I don't really know the reason for it so I just go with the flow. 


But I know Shaykh Nazim visited this place before and from some other readings, I read that she (Tok Temong) played an important part in Perak history. So here are some photos of the maqam.


The video of this place is here 


So who is this Tok Temong? Well, read the following text which is taken from here http://sultan.perak.gov.my/bahasa/toktemong.htm


Tok Temong (Keramat Tok Temong)
Mengikut buku sejarah 'Hulu Perak Dalam Sejarah' dan 'Sejarah Perak', tiada beberapa lama selepas Tun Saban meninggalkan Kampar (Sumatra) untuk kembali ke Tanah Melayu, beliau telah berhijrah ke Beredong Budi di Hulu Petani, kemudian berpindah pula ke Belum di Hulu Perak di mana beliau telah membuka sebuah kampung bernama Relap Reli. Tun Saban menjadi ketua di Belum dan seterusnya mangangkat seorang daripada adik perempuan beliau yang bernama Tun Perabu menjadi Ketua di tempat bernama Temong dan beliau dikenali dengan gelaran Tok Temong.


Ketika Tun Saban sampai di Perak, negeri ini belum beraja lagi. Kebanyakan penduduk-penduduknya terdiri daripada pedagang-pedagang dari Melaka, Selangor, Siak, Kampar dan Jambi. Di antara penduduk-penduduk ini ada seorang perempuan bernama Tok Masuka yang berasal dari Daik yang memelihara seorang bangsa Temusai bernama Nakhoda Kassim. Apabila Tok Masuka kembali ke rahmatullah, beliau berwasiat dan meminta tempat beliau digantikan dengan seorang Raja yang barasal dari anak cucu Sang Sapurba supaya zuriat Raja-raja yang turun dari Bukit Si-Gantung tiada terputus di Tanah Melayu. Tun Saban dan Nakhoda Kassim pun berangkat ke Kampar mengadap Sultan Mahmud Shah memohon supaya seorang putera Baginda menjadi Sultan Perak.

Sultan Mahmud Shah telah meminta puteranya yang bernama Raja Mudzaffar menjadi Sultan Perak dan pada tahun 1528. Baginda telah ditabalkan menjadi Sultan Perak yang pertama. Semasa pertabalan, Tok Temong telah membawa persembahan sejenis tangkal azimat bernama MASTIKA EMBUN. MASTIKA EMBUN ini telah dijadikan salah satu Alat Kebesaran di-Raja Perak dan diguna dalam Istiadat Pertabalan di-Raja Perak.

Tok Temong telah datang menghadiri Istiadat Pertabalan Sultan Mudzaffar Shah dengan Tun Saban. Sebagai membalas persembahan Tok Temong, Sultan telah mengurniakan sebuah Puan bujur (bekas sireh) kepada Tok Temong, tetapi telah dikembalikan oleh Tok Temong. Tok Temong hanya berkehendakkan satu ikrar (janji) daripada Sultan, iaitu Baginda serta anak cucu Baginda hendaklah memerintah di sebelah kanan mudik Sungai Perak dan Tok Temong serta anak cucu beliau memerintah di sebelah kiri mundik Sungai Perak.

Dari itu didapati kota-kota Istana dan makam Sultan-sultan Perak di zaman dahulu terletak di sebelah kanan mudik Sungai Perak sehingga pemerintahan Almarhum Sultan Idris Murshidul 'adzam Shah yang mula-mula membuat kota Istana dan makan di sebelah kiri mudik Sungai Perak.

TOK TEMONG (KERAMAT TOK TEMONG)
Tok Temong telah meninggal dunia di Kampung Temong dan dimakamkan di Temong. Makamnya digelar Keramat Tok Temong dan diziarahi oleh tiap-tiap Sultan Perak selepas Baginda ditabalkan.


Makamnya terletak di kampung Temong Ulu, Mukim Chegar Galah di daerah Kuala Kangsar, iaitu kira-kira 11 km ke utara, di antara Jalan Kota Lama ke Kati, berhampiran Jambatan Iskandar.

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The maqam is next to the Perak river and the pic below show the steps to the river.

Below is a map to this place, if you come from Kuala Kangsar town, you will need to turn right into a small kampung road some 50 or 100 meters from Masjid As-Syakirin. It's a small dirt road kind of, so if you are a first timer, you may want to ask some people.

View Maqam Tok Temong in a larger map

Raja Ashman & Naqshbandi Sufi Order (2)

Here are a few more pics related to Naqshbandi Sufi Order, particularly of the Shaykh Nazim's lineage since there are many salsilah's around.

Pardon me coz I'm a bit lazy to search around. So I just post here whatever I find and they are mostly pics of Shaykh Hisham, son-in-law to Shaykh Nazim and one of his khalifah.

Here's a pic of Shaykh Hisham giving khutbah in Istiqlal, Indonesia's largest mosque on July 11, 2003.

I meant to say that, not everybody can be invited to give khutbah at such a place. Not unless you are a sound scholar.

More info can be found here.

Here's a pic of Shaykh Hisham attending a conference of Islamic scholars in February, 2004 in Jakarta.













I don't know when these two pics below were taken; my guess is mid 2000 in South Thailand where Shaykh Hisham visited a few 'pondoks' there. Look at the respect given to Shaykh Hisham, the mudir lined up his students to receive him.

In my folly and in my youth, I used to think that these 'tok guru' pondoks are a bit backwards. But time has shown me otherwise. Some of them may not be as world savvy as others due to their locality. But no one can deny their knowledge and integrity. Their impeccable character.

And these pics are proof how they treat people like Shaykh Hisham ... with respect and honor.

And this respect and honor are not given to just anybody. Not unless they are on the right path in our faith. Just look at how these pondok students line up to receive Shaykh Hisham.

Hence, despite the fatwa in previous page, I kind of like to be with these people. May the good Lord always support them :).