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Baha-ud-Din Zakaria. At the north-eastern fringe of the ancient fort of Multan is the mausoleums of Al-Sheikh Al-Kabir Sheikh-ul-Islam Makhdoom Baha-ud-Din Abu Muhammad Zakaria Al-Qureshi Al-Hashemi, one of the greatest saints of the Suhrawardiyya Silsila (Sufi order or tariqa and one of the most distinguished disciples of Sheikh Al-Shuyukh Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi.
The saint is still revered today and his tomb is the focus of the pilgrimage of over 100,000 pilgrims yearly from all over South Asia. [3] Shah Mehmood Qureshi is the current Sajjada Nashin and custodian of the Mausoleum of Shah Rukn-e-Alam. [1] The tomb was built between 1320 and 1324 CE in the pre-Mughal architectural style.
Shamsuddin Sabzwari Multani (died 1276 C.E) was a Muslim saint from Sabzewar in present-day Iran who arrived in Multan in Punjab, Pakistan in the early 1200 C.E. He established a dargah there and preached Islam to the local population. [1] Shamsuddin Sabzwari died in 1276 in Multan, where his mausoleum is located. [2]
Multan was the primary cultural centre or capital of Punjab region mostly in late ancient (500 BC-500 CE) and medieval era (500-1500 CE). [1] Multan region was centre of many civilizations in its 5 millennia old history, and witnessed warfare across millennia because of its location on a major invasion route between South and Central Asia.
In keeping with Sufi tradition in Punjab, the shrine's influence is augmented by smaller shrines spread throughout the region around Multan. [3] These secondary shrines form a wilayat, or a "spiritual territory" of the primary shrine. [3] As home to the primary shrine, Multan serves as the capital of Bahauddin Zakariya's wilayat. [3]
Baha-ud-din Zakariya [a] (Punjabi: بہاؤالدین زکریا; Persian: بہاءُ الدین زکریا; c.1170 – 1262), also known as Baha-ul-Haq, was a Punjabi Sunni [1] Muslim scholar, saint and poet who established the Suhrawardiyya order of Baghdad in medieval South Asia, later becoming one of the most influential spiritual leaders of his era.
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Shah Yousuf Gardez was an Islamic Sufi saint who came to Multan, (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) in 1088 AD. He is said to have restored the city of Multan, converted many people to the Islamic religion, and performed numerous miracles. [1] He came from Gardez in the present-day Paktia Province of Afghanistan.