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Punjabi Sufi saint

Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh (Punjabi: شیخ رکن الدین ابوالفتح; 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 MuslimSufi saint from Multan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan), who belonged to SuhrawardiyyaSufi order.^{[1][dead link‍]} His shrine in Multan, is one of Punjab's most important places of historical and cultural value.

Biography

Shah Rukne Alam was the son of Pir Sadar-Al-Din Arif. He was born in Multan on 26 November 1251 and died 3 January 1335.^[2] He was the grandson and successor of Sheikh Baha-ud-din Zakariya.

He was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather, according to his own will, but later, his coffin was transferred to the present mausoleum. Shah Rukn-e-Alam conferred his spiritual succession on Sufi sheikh Sultan Ul Tareeqin Sheikh Hameed ud Din Shah Hakim Al-Qureshi Asadi Al-