He was initially buried in Melaka but his remains were claimed by his descendants and re-buried at Pulau Penyengat near the city of Tanjung Pinang on Bintan Island in Riau, Indonesia. He was killed during a raid against the Dutch at Teluk Ketapang in Melaka. Raja Haji was well-known for his bravery in fighting the Dutch colonialists. He was the younger brother of Raja Lumu who later became Sultan Salehuddin Shah, the first sultan of Selangor. Raja Haji Fisabillah Ibni Opu Daeng Chelak (1727 - 1784) was a warrior of Bugis royal lineage. My interest lies with the person the mosque is named after. It is of modern design, in line with most other buildings within the technocrat setting of the Cyberjaya township. We made the stop at the mosque on our way back to Johor Bahru after attending a friend's wedding reception at Shah Alam the day before. Our visit to the Masjid Raja Haji Fisabilillah at Cyberjaya, Selangor was made on 8 March 2020, ten days before the Malaysian government imposed the first Movement Control Order (MCO). It is not clear when the lockdown would end but I guess it is better to remain at home rather than risk being infected and also spread the disease. In the current global Covid-19 pandemic, local travel has been severely restricted. This delayed posting of the third place I visited this year would probably be the last one for quite a while.
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