Rukn-e-Alam

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.