6.BATU BERSURAT, TERENGGANU
In
1887, Batu Bersurat has been found at area of Padang Tara, at the side Tara
river, in Buloh village, Kuala berang, Hulu Terengganu. Then, in 1902, this
stone has been turn found by Saiyed Husein bin Ghulam Al-Bukhari as a
businessman at the part the Kampung Buloh stairs that made as pedestal for wash
the feet before go up the stairs. Then the stone has been broken on the side of
it.
Saiyed
Husin ask Penghulu Ali and village people to lifting and put it on a raft to
brought to Kuala Terengganu. Reach in Terengganu, this stone present his
majesty of Sultan Zainal Abidin 3 and then the stone placed the top of the
Princess Hill. In 1992 deputy advisor English in Terengganu sir H.S. Peterson
ask a photographer Japanese people N. Suzuki to take the photo and send to C.O.
Bleyden to analysis.
This
stone written in Malay with jawi script dated 702H. Writing on this stone explain
Islam as official religion and the laws of Islam about the act of sin and false
statements and punishment according the
status of a person.
In
1923, this stone has been sent to Singapore museum for borrowed. When the
national museum in Kuala Lumpur completed, that stone has brought to Kuala
Lumpur as a loan from Raffles Singapura.
In 12
February 1987, the state government of Terengganu wrote a letter to department
of museum tell a desire to get back the Batu Bersurat to be the exhibits at the
Terengganu state museum. In 1991, the cabinet of ministers have decided that
Batu Bersurat returned to government of Terengganu.
In 6 July 1991, 9:30 a.m o’clock a
ceremony of handing over back the Batu Bersurat to the state government of
Terengganu has lasted in the agreement halls. 18th floor, Wisma
Darul Iman between the federal government represented by deputu secretary
general of the ministry of culture, arts and tourism, sir Ismail bin Adam with
state government of Terengganu to Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri Amar Di Raja Tan Sri Haji
Wan Mokhtar bin Ahmad, chief minister of Terengganu.
This
stone as a reminder the malay-speaking that earliest found at Malaysia
peninsular related with declaration of Islamic religion as official religion
and Islamic law.
Batu Bersurat
BY: NURUL ASWANI
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