Rukn-e-Alam
Rukn-e-Alam
Punjabi Sufi saint
Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh (Punjabi: شیخ رکن الدین ابوالفتح; c. 1251 – c. 1335), commonly known by the title Shah Rukn-e-Alam ("Pillar of the World"), was an eminent 13th and 14th-century Punjabi Sufi saint from Multan (present-day Punjab, Pakistan), who belonged to Suhrawardiyya Sufi order.[1][dead link] His shrine in Multan, is one of Punjab's most important places of historical and cultural value.