Shah rukne alam biography of martin
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Multan: Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan
Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fath (1251–1335) commonly known by the title Rukn-e-Alam (Pillar of the World) was among the eminent Sufi saints from Multan, Pakistan.
He was the son of another Sufi sage, Pir Sadar-Al-Din Arif, and was the grandson and successor of Shaikh Baha-Ud-Din Zakariya.
Shaikh Rukn-e-Alam (Rukn-al-Din) was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather, according to his own will.
Shah rukne alam biography of martin
After sometime, however, his coffin was transferred to the present mausoleum, which was built between 1320 and 1324. 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 who visit and commemorate his memory.
The tomb building is an octagon, 51 feet 9 inches in diameter internally, with walls 41 feet 4 inches high and 13 feet 3 inches thick, supported at the angles by sloping towers.
Over this is a smaller octagon