kembara Andalusia

see d pix.. 1st
la giralda, menara 'bekas' masjid seville
gelanggang stadium 'lawanlembu', seville
sungai jernih hening, di seville
bas pelancong 2 tingkat, dgn suhu sehingga 44darjahC
cenderamata buat semua!
kedai bertajuk elmihrab..
dari dalam kubah di kawasan mehrab mesjid.. Cordoba
mehrab yg masih dikekalkan! Cordoba
siling masih ada unsur islam, cordova
luar mezquetta
tshirt.. bertulis ayat Quran, siapa yg. bertanggungjawab?
cordova
alhambra, Granada

alhambra, Granada
mezquitta, cordova

generalife, Granada
alhambra palace, Granada
dan.. buku sejarahnya..
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29.6.o8 - 1.7.dua ribu lapan diizin Allah menjejak kesan-kesan sejarah tulisan jawi dan kaligrafi Arab di Andalusia/ Andalucia, اندلسية sebahagian wilayah Spain/ Espana اسبانيا yang berbaki dan menjadi saksi... di Sevilla, Cordoba dan Granada... (bermula perjalanan dari kota London melalui ke Lampeter U, di Wales semalaman, dengan kerete sewe bersama makcik Tom-tom yg menunjuk jalan, bermalam di rumah Ustaz Halim Naam, esoknya naik bas henti2 plak ke Cardif, Wales, UNited Kingdom then dari sana ke lapanganterbang Stansted menaiki pesawat Ryanair) ke.. :

a. bandar Sevilla, selama satu malam, mengelilinginya dengan bas pelancongan, saksikan kesan sejarah yang banyak antaranya La Giralda, baki2 menara sebuah mesjid dahulu, kini sebahagian sebuah gereja, serta singgah di sisi Alcazar, ..

b. keesokan pagi segera mencari tiket tren laju ke Cordova, (sesampainya terus menyimpan beg2 di satu bilik khas yang hanya memerlukan membeli token berharga eur3.50 lalu masukkan token ke ruangnya, boleh membuka kunci dan isikan beg anda semuanya dalam ruang yang agak luas), terus menaiki teksi, ke lokasi Mezqueta merupakan masjid terbesar kita dahulu kini menjadi muzium dan sebahagian dijadikan gereja.. yang masih terpelihara hanya Mehrab berpagar, tiang2 berselang dwiwarna selebihnya kesan2 ubahsuai menjadi gereja... sempat menziarahi sebuah rumah contoh 'Casa Andalucia' yang indah dan tenteram, ..

c. perjalanan hari itu diteruskan ke stesen bas yg. telah ditempah terlebih dahulu pagi tadi, untuk ke Granada pula pada jam 7 petang.. sesampai jam 9 malam, menaiki teksi ke hotel yang agak baik.. mengunjungi ( secara tak sengaja, selepas ronda-ronda ) ke sebuah restoran sywerma diusaha sepasang Arab Maghribi.. seawal jam 6 pagi esoknya segera ke stesen bas untuk menuju bukit di mana tersergam kota AlHambra.. lalu beratur untuk menunggu kaunter tiket dibuka jam 830am, ( syukur masih awal dan hanya ada sekitar 10 orang yg telah berbaris.. ) memulakan eksplorasi pada jam 9pagi berterusan hingga jam 2 petang! xpueh raso eh.. Mula di Palacios Nazarios selama hanya 30 minit sekali sesi lawatan ke Istana penuh seni ini, termasuk ruang dataran singa, dan berbagai bilik hebat berukir, seterusnya alCazaba kawasan pertahanan, diikuti Generalife, taman istana yang amat menarik dan unik...

***udah selesai je di Spain, then.. terbang pulak kome ke kota Paris naik (easyjet air).. di mana tu? , alaa.. tempat yg ada menara Eiffel dan gerbang Arc de Triompe nya, selama 2hari 1malam sahaja, ditengah2 hujan lebat beratur panjang membeli tiket utk. naik ke tingkat atas menara Eiffel.. nasib dapat beli payung berharga EUR10 kat sana boleh berteduh ramai2.. esoknye, dari hotel bajet kome, naik teksi pagi2 lagi ke epot, nak naik pulak vueling air balik semule ke London, lah ye deme..
(pintu masuk ke alHambra)

*yg diralati, xsempat ke 'Masjid Jamek Granada' yg baru, selepas lebih 500 tahun, kini khabarnya azan kembali berkumandang di bumi Andalus.. sejak 2003 ! ikuti artikel ini tentangnya..drpd sebuah akhbar dlm talian..

" Mosque signals Muslims' return to Spain ( Thursday, 9 Jamadil Awwal 1424H; 10 July, 2003 )

Planners were forced to rethink the height of the minaret

It is more than 500 years since the Spanish reconquered the Iberian peninsula, killing or expelling every confessed Muslim who could be found and conclusively ending 800 years of Islamic rule.

But on Thursday, a muezzin is calling Spanish Muslims to prayer at the first mosque to be opened in Granada since the reconquista, the culmination of a 22-year-old project that has been plagued by controversy.

For those who built the Great Mosque of Granada, which looks out onto the once highly symbolic Alhambra Palace, its inauguration - attended by a string of Muslim and non-Muslim dignitaries - heralds a new dawn for the faith in Europe.

"The mosque is a symbol of a return to Islam among the Spanish people and among indigenous Europeans that will break with the malicious concept of Islam as a foreign and immigrant religion in Europe," says Abdel Haqq Salaberria, a spokesman for the mosque and convert to Islam.

"It will act as a focal point for the Islamic revival in Europe."

It is precisely this which has caused some discomfort among the local population, but it appears that the mosque's insistence on harmonious co-existence has gone some way towards calming fears.

Cultural contribution

At a time when the Islamic faith is viewed with some suspicion within Europe, Spanish Muslims are hoping to remind the continent of the vast cultural and intellectual contribution made by the Moors, to art and architecture, astronomy, music, medicine, science, and learning.

It will act as a focal point for the Islamic revival in Europe Abdel Haqq Salaberria

Their rule is also seen by some historians as an example of religious tolerance in medieval Europe.

The Moorish period in southern Spain saw Muslims and Jews living side-by-side. The city of Cordoba became a cultural centre for both faiths, while universities sprang up in cities across Andalucia. Trade and industry also flourished.

The new mosque intends to offer a series of courses on subjects such as education, law and medicine, as well as Arabic language classes, and is planning on issuing its own degree in science to European Muslims.

The mosque and its extensive gardens will also be open to the public.

It will serve as a spiritual home to 500 Spanish Muslims, the majority of whom have converted to the faith in the course of the last 30 years.

Struggle

It has taken a long time to get this far.

The land on which the mosque has been built was bought 22 years ago, but city authorities continually objected to the planning proposals.

The project has taken 22 years to see through

When it was finally accepted that the land could be used for religious purposes, objections were raised to the layout of the building.

Planners had to rethink the height and design of the building's minaret.

But opposition to the scheme, which received financial backing from Libya, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, gradually subsided.

The mayor, a member of Spain's ruling right-wing party, will attend Thursday's inauguration.

The king of Spain was also offered an invitation.

But "prior engagements" meant he was unable to accept.

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