Hazrat Sheikh Rukn-ud-Din Abul Fateh (RA) commonly known by the title Shah Rukn-e-Alam ("Pillar of the World") (1251 - 1335 AD), was an eminent Sufi saint from Multan in modern-day Pakistan who belonged to Suhrawardiya Sufi order.
Hazrat Shah Rukne Alam (RA) was the son of Sadar-Al-Din Arif. He was born in Multan on Friday, the 9th of Ramadan-ul-Mubarak 649 Hijri (1251 AD). He was the grandson and successor of Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya. Shah Rukn-e-Alam died on Friday, the 7th of Jamadi-ul-Awwal 735 Hijri (1335 AD). He was buried in the mausoleum of his grandfather, according to his own will. After sometime, however, his coffin was transferred to the present mausoleum. Shah Rukn-e-Alam conferred his spiritual succession to Sheikh Hameed -ud-Din Al-Hakim (RA), buried at Mau Mubarak in Rahim Yar Khan, who was his Ataleeq-e-Awwal, Khalifa-e-Awwal and was married to his aunt, the daughter of Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya (AR).
The tomb is said to have built by Ghias-ud-Din Tughlaq during his governorship of Depalpur, between (1320 - 1324 AD) and was given by his son, Muhammad bin Tughluq to the descendants of Shah Rukn-e-Alam for the latter’s burial in 1330 AD. In the 1970s, the mausoleum was thoroughly repaired and renovated by the Auqaf Department. The entire glittering glazed interior is the result of new tiles and brickwork done by the Kashigars of Multan. The tomb is on the tentative list as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.