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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. He was born in Multan on 26 November 1251 and died 3 January 1335.History of Multan (scroll down to read The Tomb Of Shah Rukn-e-Alam) Government of Pakistan website, Retrieved 18 March 2021 He was the grandson and successor of Sheikh [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomb Of Shah Rukn-e-Alam
The Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) located in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan, is the mausoleum of the 14th century Sufi saint Rukn-e-Alam, Shah Rukn-e-Alam. The shrine is considered to be the earliest example of Tughluq dynasty, Tughluq architecture, and is one of the most impressive shrines in the Indian subcontinent. The shrine attracts over 100,000 pilgrims to the annual ''urs'' festival that commemorates his death. Location The tomb is located in the ancient city of Multan, in central Pakistan. The tomb is situated at the northwestern edge of the Multan Fort. History The tomb was built between 1320 and 1324 CE by Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq in the pre-Mughal Empire, Mughal architectural style. The tomb is considered the earliest example of Tughluq architecture, and pre-dates Tughluq monuments in Delhi. The tomb was built when Ghiyath al-Din served as governor of Dipalpur, and likely was intended to serve as a tomb for himself, before he became Emperor of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multan
Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, sixth-largest city in the country; and serves as the administrative headquarters of its Multan Division, eponymous division and Multan District, district. A major cultural, religious and economic centre of the Punjab, Punjab region, Multan is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities#Asia, oldest inhabited cities of Asia, with a history stretching deep into antiquity. Multan was part of the Achaemenid Empire of Iran in the early 6th century BC. The ancient city was besieged by Alexander the Great during the Mallian campaign. Later it was conquered by the Umayyad military commander Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 CE after the conquest of Sindh. In the 9th century, it became capital of the Emirate of Multan. The region came under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Rukn-e-Alam Express
''Shah Rukn-e-Alam Express'' () was a daily express train service of Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Multan in Pakistan. The train named was after Shah Rukn-e-Alam, a Sufi saint who lived in Multan in the 13th and 14th centuries. It had Economy, AC (Air-Conditioned) Lower and AC Parlor class accommodation. It was suspended in February 2011 due to lack of locomotives. Publisher: Dawn News. Published on 2 February 2011. Retrieved on 27 May 2013 Route Karachi to via , |
Shah Rukan E Alam
Shah Rukn-e-Alam Colony is one of the autonomous towns of the city of Multan in the Punjab province of Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# .... It was established in 1984 by Multan Development Authority. Location Shah Rukn-e-Alam Colony was developed in Multan, and is connected to Masoom Shah Road and Bypass Road. It is a self-income scheme of Multan Development Authority. Phases All the 8,490 residential plots have been disposed off. Development work including water supply, sewerage and roads has been completed. References Populated places in Multan District {{Pakistan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Muslim
Punjabi Muslims are Punjabis who are adherents of Islam. With a population of more than 112 million, they are the third-largest predominantly Islam-adhering Muslim ethnicity in the world, after Arabs and Bengalis. The majority of Punjabi Muslims are adherents of Sunni Islam, while a minority adhere to Shia Islam. Most of them are primarily geographically native to the Pakistani province of Punjab, but a large group of them have ancestry across the Punjab region as a whole. Punjabi Muslims speak or identify with the Punjabi language (under a Perso-Arabic script known as Shahmukhi) as their mother tongue. Identity The coalescence of the various tribes, castes and the inhabitants of the Punjab region into a broader common "Punjabi" identity initiated from the onset of the 16th century CE. However, Punjab as a linguistic, geographical and cultural entity had existed for centuries prior. Integration and assimilation are important parts of Punjabi culture, since Punjabi identity is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sufi
Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are referred to as "Sufis" (from , ), and historically typically belonged to "orders" known as (pl. ) — congregations formed around a grand (saint) who would be the last in a Silsilah, chain of successive teachers linking back to Muhammad, with the goal of undergoing (self purification) and the hope of reaching the Maqam (Sufism), spiritual station of . The ultimate aim of Sufis is to seek the pleasure of God by endeavoring to return to their original state of purity and natural disposition, known as . Sufism emerged early on in Islamic history, partly as a reaction against the expansion of the early Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) and mainly under the tutelage of Hasan al-Basri. Although Sufis were opposed to dry legalism, they strictly obs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suhrawardiyya
The Suhrawardi order (, ) is a tariqa, Sufi order founded by Abu al-Najib Suhrawardi, Abu ’l-Nad̲j̲īb Suhrawardī (died 1168). Lacking a centralised structure, it eventually divided into various branches. The order was especially prominent in Indian subcontinent, India. The ideology of the Suhrawardi order was inspired by Junayd of Baghdad (d. 910), a Persian scholar and mystic from Baghdad. Under the Ilkhanate (1256–1335), the Suhrawardi was one of the three leading Sufi orders and was based in western Iran. The order had its own khanqahs (Sufi lodges), which helped them spread their influence throughout Persianate society. The order included prominent members such as the Akbarism, Akbari mystics Abd al-Razzaq Kāshānī (died 1329), Sa'id al-Din Farghani (died 1300), and the Persian poet Saadi Shirazi (died 1292). Today, most orders have dissolved in Middle Eastern countries such as Syria. However, the order is still active in Iraq, where it recruits new members. The pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab Auqaf And Religious Affairs Department
Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. It handles the administration of 534 shrines, 534 masjids, 76,625 acres of land, 1,403 commercial/domestic properties, employes 2,789 employees, runs a 120-bed hospital at Data Darbar, 16 dispensaries in Punjab, organizes 11 zones. and acts as a liaison between the Auqaf Organisation and Government of Punjab. The Auqaf & Religious Department is headed by the Secretary Auqaf & Religious Affairs who is assisted by the Additional Secretary and the Deputy Secretary. The department is governed under the (i (ii (iii) Punjab Pakistan Waqf Properties (Accounts) Rules, 1982, (iv) Punjab Waqf Properties (Administration) Rules, 2002 and (v History Under the West Pakistan Waqf Properties Ordinance (1959) the Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department was established in 1960 later in 1972 becoming a provincial unit, becoming federalized in 1976 and then later returned to the provinces in 1979. In 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Multan
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Sufi Saints
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Thoroughbred racehorse * HMS ''Punjabi'', a British destroyer deployed during World War II * Panjabi MC, British Indian musician * Kurta, a garment known in parts of South Asia as a ''panjabi'' * "Punjabi", a 2017 song by Timmy Trumpet and Dimatik * Punjabi Bagh, a neighbourhood of West Delhi, Delhi, India ** Punjabi Bagh metro station ** Punjabi Bagh West metro station People with the surname * Archie Panjabi (born 1972), British-Indian actress * Kamya Panjabi (born 1979), Indian actress * Manoj Punjabi (born 1972), Indian-Indonesian film producer * Raam Punjabi (born 1943), Indian-Indonesian film and television producer, uncle of Manoj * Prabal Panjabi, Indian actor See also * * * Punjab (other) * Eastern Punjabi (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui
Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui (27 December 1918 – 23 March 1983) (Urdu محمد مصلح الدین صدیقى), was a preacher born in Nanded on India's Deccan Plateau. He belonged to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam and a mureed of Amjad Ali Aazmi. Education Under the supervision of his father Ghulam Jilani, he memorized the Quran. On the suggestion of Muhammad Abdul Aziz Muhaddis Mubarakpuri, in 1935 at the age of 17 years he went to Darul-uloom Ashrafiya in Mubarakpur, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, where he studied fiqh, hadith and other Islamic subjects. After 8 years at this university, he travelled with Abdul Azeez Mubarakpuri in 1943 to Nagpur. Sadrush Sharia and entered Qari Muslehuddin in his Bay'ah during 1358 AH. At the age of 29, in 1946, Muhammad Amjad Ali Azami conferred ''khilafah'' upon him thus giving him permission to speak on behalf of the Qadiriyya Order. Pakistan Movement During the Pakistan Movement, Siddiqui was among the scholars who sided with Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity". To be selected, a World Heritage Site is nominated by its host country and determined by the UNESCO's World Heritage Committee to be a unique landmark which is geographically and historically identifiable, having a special cultural or physical significance, and to be under a sufficient system of legal protection. World Heritage Sites might be ancient ruins or historical structures, buildings, cities, deserts, forests, islands, lakes, monuments, mountains or wilderness areas, and others. A World Heritage Site may signify a remarkable accomplishment of humankind and serve as evidence of humanity's intellectual history on the planet, or it might be a place of grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
