The mosque stands as a hill and is surrounded by some of the cungkup tomb of the proselytizers, it is estimated, built hundreds of years ago, by a muballigh. But up to now have not found sources whom its founder and in how it was established. The apparent age of the mosque which is now used as an icon of cultural tourism is already quite old.
Old mosque Bayan Beleq sized 9 x 9 square meters, with walls of woven bamboo. While the roof is shaped like an immaculately composed of bamboo or known to Mount roof santek Dayan with a dirt floor that is essentially from the arrangement of stones.
This ancient mosque other than as a tourist icon, is also enshrined in the coat of arms of north Lombok Regency area. Old mosque Bayan Beleq depicted in the form of the creature's silhouette in red as the integrity of the civilization community North of Lombok. Mentioned, the mosque is an ancient civilization milestones describes the Bayan Beleq society of north Lombok built based on awareness of the cosmos, consciousness of history, indigenous consciousness and spiritual awareness.
Old mosque of bayan beleq, is one of the cultural heritage which should be preserved as a cultural heritage site that contribute in the National Heritages. The color red on stylizing the ancient mosque Bayan showed the courage to enforce identity as a cultural community that is built upon a strong religiosity. Construction of the mosque is an ancient Bayan Beleq has its own philosophical, which consists of a head, body and legs, describing the world over, Middle world and the underworld which was a cosmic entity is unity in the community North of Lombok.
When viewed from a short distance, Bayan Beleq old mosque will look no houses in the village of Bayan, the shape of the building is similar to the shape of the building houses the original traditional society of Bayan Beleq. The first time you see it, you probably won't think that the building is a mosque.
In the mosque, there is a drum made of wood that is hung on the roof of the mosque and Tomb (tomb) beleq from proselytizers was one of the first in the region, namely Gaus Abdul Rozak. Behind the mosque's front left and right there are two small huts inside are the tombs of religious figures who build and take care of the mosque since from the beginning.
The floor plan of the mosque is of square shape, long sides 8.90 m. In elevated 4 Soko Guru (main pillar) made of jackfruit wood, round (cylindrical) with diameter 23 cm, height 4.60 m. Fourth pillar is derived from four villages (hamlets), namely: the pillar of the Southeast, from the village of Petung Bilok East Lombok. The pillar of the North-East, from the village of Terengan. The pillars of the Northwest, from the village of Senaru, southwest of the village of Semokon, village of Sukadana.
The clothing worn by the Ancient Mosque and imam kiyai Bayan also has its own meaning, since that may come are descendants of nobles or kyai that spread Islam. An example the use of a white color symbolizes purity, meaning kiyai while long cloth (dodot) Red gives the meaning of leadership, equipped with sapuq or bongot (headband) that has also become a tradition unto itself.
May not use any pants in any form. For women simply use kemben, namely fabric is only limited to the chest. This was done because it was feared the clothes that are commonly used, have been doped by various kinds of impurities (unclean).
Old mosque is surrounded by the tombs of the Bayan Beleq kyai who brought Islam in ancient times. In addition, there are also some cungkup tombs. Recorded a few names in the Tomb, among others: Pawelangan, Titi Mas, Sesait and Karem Saleh. They are the figures who spread Islam in Lombok. The tomb was made as the House of bedek (wall of bamboo).
One of the tombs are treated different is the tomb of Sesait. Allegedly, this tomb was never cared for his family until experts arose the myth that going the catastrophic death that is to come for posterity the descendants of Sesait. However, this myth does not seem evident, because until now the descendants of Sesait can still be found in the village of Bayan.
Around the mosque also we can find the tomb of Sheikh's Tomb, namely Reak Abdul Razak who broadcast the Islamic religion is widely to other parts of the country to the centuries to 16/17 m. However, in each area of Sheikh dakwahnya Abdul Razak Gauz always changed its name, therefore he is not too well known.
For those of you who want to visit the old mosque Bayan Belek, not too hard, because the means of transfortasi from both the capital of the province NTB's (Mataram) Labuhan Lombok and Eastern quite smoothly. Indeed the mosque from the shores of Lombok Island ring road does not so appear, which just seemed to fence a wall with two small houses on either side of the gate, i.e. Office of the place of registration of the visitor and home guard site. While next to it there is a berugak haven for visitors. Building a new mosque was visible upon entering the fence some fifteen metres in the middle of a shadowy trees like a shack on top of a small hill.
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