Development of Kampung Hulu Melaka : its mosque and the impact to the surrounding / Syed Alwi Alhabshi

Kampong Hulu area and its influence on the Islamic
expansion in Melaka has gone a long way hack since the
time of parameswara as related by Munshi Abdullah, (a
well known Malay figure).
The significant of this area is due to its importance
in religion that is Islam which spreads throughout Melaka
eventually. Kampong Hulu in the olden times as related by
the bilal of the mosque was known as the •Seraxnbi of
Melaka1 meaning the area is the seat, for seeking Islamic
religion. People from the exterior and the inland areas
converge to this area to seek knowledge in Islamic religion.
Due to this importance I chose thin area £or my research in
the mosque towards the social surrounding and its impact onthe planning of the layout.