Rukn-e-Alam

Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh رکن الدین ابوالفتح‬
Islam, specifically the Suhrawardiyya Sufi order
Religion	Islam
Other names	(Shah) Rukn-e-Alam
Personal
Born	1251 Multan, Punjab
Died	1335 Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Senior posting
Based in	Multan, Punjab
Period in office	13th/14th century

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Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh (Persian: رکن الدین ابوالفتح), commonly known by the title (Shah) Rukn-e-Alam ("Pillar of the World") (1251–1335), was an eminent Sufi saint from Multan in modern-day Pakistan who belonged to Suhrawardiyya Sufi order.

Biography

Shah Rukne Alam was the son of Pir Sadar-Al-Din Arif. He was born in Multan on Friday, the 9th of Ramadan 649 Hijri (26 November 1251).^[1] He was the grandson and successor of Sheikh Baha-ud-din Zakariya. Shah Rukn-e-Alam died on Friday, the 7th of Jumada al-awwal 735 Hijri (3 January 1335). He was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather, according to his own will. After sometime, however, his coffin was transferred to the present mausoleum. Shah Rukn-e-Alam conferred his spiritual succession to Sheikh Hameed ud Din al Hakim, buried at Mau Mubarak in Rahim Yar Khan, who was his Ataleeq-e-Awwal, Khalifa-e-Awwal and was married to his aunt, the daughter of Sheikh Baha-ud-Din Zakariya.

Mausoleum

Interior view of Tomb

The saint is still revered today and his tomb is the focus of the pilgrimage of over 100,000 pilgrims from all over South Asia.^[2] Shah Mehmood Qureshi current Sajjada Nashin and custodian of the Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam.^[3] The tomb was built between 1320 and 1324 CE in the pre-Mughal architectural style. The tomb is said to have built by Ghias-ud-Din Tughlak (r.1320-1325 AD) during his governorship of Depalpur, between 1320 and 1324 CE and was given by his son, Muhammad bin Tughluq to the descendants of Shah Rukn-e-Alam for the latter’s burial in 1330. In the 1970s, the mausoleum was thoroughly repaired and renovated by the Auqaf Department. The entire glittering glazed interior is the result of new tiles and brickwork done by the Kashigars of Multan.^[4] The tomb is on the tentative list as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.^[5]

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 on February 2011 due to lack of locomotives. ^[6]

See also

• Baha-ud-din Zakariya
• Qari Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui

Notes

External links

• Shah Rukn-e-Alam