The Sacred Tomb of Batu Layar

In addition to the ancient mosque of Bayan Beleq, Nyatoq Tomb, Loang Baloq Tomb and Selaparang, Lombok is still storing the other religious tourist destinations are the scared Tomb of Batu Layar, according to the local people, The sacred Tomb of Batu Layar belief is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad's tomb. Others say that the tomb is the resting place of Islam leader named Sayid Duhri Al Haddad Al Hadrami, Baghdad nationality who believed as one of the missionaries of Islam in Indonesia, particularly in Lombok Island.

The tomb is believed by the Sasak people as a shrine and is often used as a place to be fulfilled. In the tomb area precisely at the foot of the hill there are lingkuk Emas, a water whose existence was known before the Netherlands era and is usually used for ceremonial processions Bejanjam which is a wash children face in the hope that one day they become pious child. Before taking this water there are several offerings to prepare the penginang pidade filled tokok lekes, where kettles jembung yellow, yellow rice, empok - empok and kejamas. After that there is the process of cutting the baby hair or “ngurisang”.

The Sacred Tomb of Batu layar has many visitors not only from Lombok island, but also tourists from the outside. The Tomb reached the top is crowded during Eid celebrations “Lebaran Topat”, the widths are held exactly 7 days after Eid. Eid Topat even routine activities that were organized by the Government of West Lombok.

The sacred Tomb of Batu Layar was located not far from the main tourist area of ​​Senggigi beach, The tomb is located right on the corner edge of the road to the main street of Senggigi Beach. Like the other sacred tomb, if you want to visit the tomb you must follow the rules that applied there. From the tomb you can enjoy the view of Batu Layar Beach which is right in front of the tomb area.