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Rukn-e-Alam

Punjabi Sufi saint

Field	Value
name	Shah Rukn-e-Alam

image	Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam 2014-07-31.jpg
caption	The shrine of Rukn-e-Alam in Multan
religion	Sunni Islam
location	Multan, Punjab
Period	13th and 14th century
birth_date	26 November 1251
birth_place	Multan, Punjab (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
death_date
death_place	Multan, Punjab (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)

Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh (; 26 November 1251 – 3 January 1335), commonly known by the title Shah Rukn-e-Alam ("Pillar of the World"), was an eminent 13th and 14th-century Punjabi Muslim Sufi saint from Multan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan), who belonged to Suhrawardiyya Sufi order. His shrine in Multan is one of Punjab's most important places of historical and cultural value.

Biography

Shah Rukn-e-Alam was the son of Pir Sadar-Al-Din Arif. His mother was Bibi Raasti who was the princess of Ferghana. He was born in Multan on 26 November 1251 and died 3 January 1335. He was the grandson and successor of Sheikh Baha-ud-din Zakariya. His grandfather Baha-ud-din Zakariya named him "Rukn-ud-Din". He was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather, according to his own will, but later, his coffin was transferred to the present mausoleum.

Mausoleum

Main article: Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam}}The saint is still revered today and [[Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam

The tomb was built between 1320 and 1324 CE in the pre-Mughal architectural style. The tomb is believed to have been commissioned by Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughlaq (r. 1320–1325 CE) during his governorship of Depalpur (1320–1324 CE). It was later granted by his son, Muhammad bin Tughluq, to the descendants of Shah Rukn-e-Alam for his burial in 1330. In the 1970s, the mausoleum was thoroughly repaired and renovated by the Auqaf Department of the Government of Punjab. The entire glittering glazed interior is the result of new tiles and brickwork done by the Kashigars of Multan.

This tomb is on the tentative list as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Memorandum

Shah Rukan e Alam, named after the saint, is one of the autonomous towns of the city of Multan.
A daily train service, Shah Rukn-e-Alam Express, between Multan and Karachi was named after him. It was suspended in February 2011 due to lack of locomotives.

References

[http://www.heritage.gov.pk/html_Pages/historic_multan.htm History of Multan (scroll down to read The Tomb Of Shah Rukn-e-Alam)] Government of Pakistan website, Retrieved 18 March 2021
[https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1884/ Over 100,000 pilgrims yearly as visitors] [[UNESCO]] World Heritage website, Published 30 January 2004, Retrieved 20 March 2021
(23 January 2018). "Urs celebrations of sufi saint Shah Rukn-e-Alam underway". Pakistan Today (newspaper).
[https://www.dawn.com/news/603277/more-trains-may-be-suspended More trains may be suspended] Dawn (newspaper), Published 2 February 2011, Retrieved 18 March 2021

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