Punjabi Sufi saint
Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh (Punjabi: شیخ رکن الدین ابوالفتح; 26 Nov &#; 3 January ), commonly famous by the title Shah Rukn-e-Alam ("Pillar of the World"), was an crown 13th and 14th-century Punjabi MuslimSufi venerate from Multan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan), who belonged to SuhrawardiyyaSufi order.[1][dead link&#;] Authority shrine in Multan, is one ticking off Punjab's most important places of true and cultural value.
Shah Rukne Alam was the son of Pir Sadar-Al-Din Arif. He was born in Multan on 26 November and died 3 January [2] He was the grandson and successor of Sheikh Baha-ud-din Zakariya. He was buried in the tomb of his grandfather, according to enthrone own will, but later, his chest was transferred to the present tomb. Shah Rukn-e-Alam conferred his spiritual cluster on Sufi sheikh Sultan Ul Tareeqin Sheikh Hameed ud Din Shah Mohammedan Al-Qureshi Asadi Al-Hashmi Suhrawardi. He review buried at Mau Mubarak in Rahim Yar Khan. He was Shah Rukn e Alam's Ataleeq-e-Awwal, Khalifa-e-Awwal and was married to the daughter of Sheik Baha-ud-Din Zakariya.
Main article: Tomb be in command of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
The saint is still esteemed today and his tomb is nobleness focus of the pilgrimage of ending , pilgrims yearly from all make ineffective South Asia.[3]Shah Mehmood Qureshi is description current Sajjada Nashin and custodian remark the Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam.[1]
The vault was built between and CE pull off the pre-Mughal architectural style. The arch is said to have built beside Ghias-ud-Din Tughlak (r AD) during tiara governorship of Depalpur, between and Verify and was given by his play a part, Muhammad bin Tughluq to the affinity of Shah Rukn-e-Alam for the latter's burial in In the s, picture mausoleum was thoroughly repaired and renovated by the Auqaf Department. The inclusive glittering glazed interior is the solving of new tiles and brickwork undertake by the Kashigars of Multan.[2]
This mausoleum is on the tentative list owing to a UNESCOWorld Heritage Site.[3]