Kompleks Sejarah Kuala Kempas

I passed this coastal road so many times and saw the signboard 'Kompleks Sejarah Kuala Kempas', and always meant to stop and see it but didn't make an effort to do so. Finally on the way back to PD yesterday, I stopped and entered the complex. This is another historical site marking the spread of Islam in Malaysia, which very few people know or bother to know. The complex is along kampung road on the way to Linggi from PD. You can't find it if you travel by the highway and have to exit at PD or Linggi.


It's a serene place surrounded by greens. I didn't see any caretaker except a young man who was mopping the complex floor. I thought he was the caretaker. Actually he was just a visitor like me who came during his lunch break but was displeased to see the place dirty, especially the surau. As there was a pail and a mop, he took the initiative to mop the floor clean. I do appreciate this initiative and wish more Malaysians are like that. I joined forces by picking rubbish thrown by visitors at the grave site but there was no rubbish bins!! An old pail became rubbish bin and I hope it will stay there and somebody will empty it at the right place.












According to the information board, this historic place is called Keramat Sungai Udang Port Dickson where the tomb of Syeikh Ahmad Majmun is found together with Kuala Kempas megalithic stone or 'Batu Hidup'.





















Syeikh Ahmad Majnun is a
renowned Muslim theologian who propagated Islam during the Melaka Sultanate. Based on the inscription on the tombstone, this is one of the oldest Muslim gravesites found in Malaysia - 1467-1468. The megalithic stone was in existence since the second or third century.























There is a signboard in red prohibiting anyone, especially Muslims, to use it for worship, for nazar, prayer etc. as it is against the teaching of Islam. A surau in the complex is provided for Muslims to pray. A number of questions keep playing in my mind but there were no answers -no explanation of the grave found there, the megalithic stones and how they were formed, what are their significance etc. In other words, No labelling!


An old well, still functional, has no historical explanation. I wonder what was the story behind this old well. Anyway, I am glad I stopped to visit, at least my curiosity is satisfied.