"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies..." - Mother Teresa
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(Masjid Zahir, Alor Setar) |
Day 09: Sunday, 9 April 2023
Route: Kangar - Alor Setar
Distance: 45 km
Hotel: Seri Malaysia Hotel, Alor Setar
By noon we checked out of Hotel Seri Malaysia, Kangar and headed towards Alor Setar.
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(Having early sahur at Seri Malaysia Hotel) |
We arrived in Alor Star early so we decided to visit the Surau Lama in Langgar. While we were in Langgar we visited the Royal Mausoleum. Maahad Tahfizul al-Quran Langgar is situated across the mausoleum.
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(Kedah Royal Mausoleum in Langgar) |
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(A brief history of the Royal Mausoleum) |
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(The royal cemetery, dated back to June 1701) |
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(The first Sultan of Kedah chose Langgar as the Royal burial ground) |
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(The first PM, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj was buried here) |
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(Sungai Langgar and the Maahad Tahfiz al-Quran) |
The Surau Lama Langgar is located behind the Maahad Tahfiz. This surau lama is also known as Madrasah Tok Janggut was to have existed soon after Islam arrived in Kedah with students from as far away as Brunei, Pattani and Indonesia coming here to further their religious knowledge.
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