Let's Enjoy Belitung! On The Keramat Beach There is a Sacred Boulder Facing The Al-Aqsa Mosque

POSBELITUNG.CO, BELITUNG - Let's enjoy Belitung! Belitung Island has many natural attractions that would be a shame if you missed them.

Like in East Belitung, specifically in Lalang Village, Manggar District, East Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province.

At this location, there is a natural tourist destination, namely Keramat Beach.

When you hear the name, maybe you will think that this beach has a scary atmosphere.

However, it turns out that Keramat Beach has beautiful natural charm, like most beaches in Belitung, it has white sand and clear sea water.

As the name suggests, this beach has a stone that is sacred to local residents.

The shape is in the form of several elongated boulders about 4 meters long and about 1.5 meters high.

The location of the stone is not far from the beach or right on the side of the road to Keramat Beach.

Here there is a group of stones that are sacred by local residents. So you are obliged to maintain your attitude and behavior.

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Quoting from the official website of the Community for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Belitung Land (KPSB Peta Belitung), this stone on Keramat Beach apparently leads to the Masjidilaqsa or Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The setting of the story about this sacred stone was recorded in the book Belitung Malay Oral Literature, the result of research in 1987.

The name of this sacred stone is mentioned in the story entitled Datuk Letang.

Long story short, Datuk Letang disappeared and was searched for by his adopted son, whose name was not revealed.

However, what is clear is that Datuk Letang's adopted son is said to be a pious child who is obedient to worship.

In the midst of his search, the child then arrived at the sacred stone when it was time for the Asr prayer.

He then performed Asr prayers at the rock.

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According to the story, the sacred stone was not a tomb or a place to meditate, but only a place to stop for prayer.

Referring to this story, tests were then carried out on the sacred stones.

The aim is to answer the question, is the sacred stone used as a place of prayer because its direction is towards the Qibla?

Using the help of the Google Maps application on the internet, it turned out that the location of the Kaaba was deviated by around 45 degrees from the position of the sacred stone.

After further testing, it turned out that the position of the sacred stone was more inclined towards the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

As is known, the Al-Aqsa Mosque was the first Qibla before it was moved to the Kaaba.

Those of you who are curious and want to see the sacred stone for yourself, can come directly to Keramat Beach.

Road access to Keramat Beach is relatively easy because it is not far from Manggar City, the capital of East Belitung Regency.

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The condition of the road is considered good and can be passed by all types of vehicles.

If you depart from Manggar City, you only need about 5 minutes to get to Keramat Beach.

Meanwhile, if you depart from HAS Hanandjoeddin Airport, you can reach the Keramat Beach location in around 1 hour 12 minutes.

Keramat Beach has natural charm in the form of fine white sand, clear sea water, sloping beach contours, and waves that are not too big.

However, during the strong wind season, the waves on this beach tend to be big too.

The natural conditions at the Keramat Beach location are still very beautiful because they have not been touched by many people.

(Posbelitung.co/Novita)