Tomb of Sufi Saint Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya Painting

Bahauddin Zakariya Tomb (early-mid 13th century) The tomb of Bahauddin Zakariya stands in central Multan in the northeast corner of the former fort at the heart of the old city. Built in the early-mid 13th century, it represents the earliest example of a distinctive Multani style of architecture which, according to Mumtaz, "with its square plan, octagonal drum, a central dome and corner minarets, establishes a type of mausoleum building which was to endure in the lower Indus valley for 700 years" (Mumtaz, pp. 44-45). Although the mausoleum was largely destroyed by British shelling in the siege of 1848, it was faithfully restored upon its original foundations by Makhdum Shah Mahmud a few years later. The tomb houses the mortal remains of Bahauddin Zakariya (1170-1262), a noted Sufi wali (saint) who brought the Suhrawardiyya order of Sufism to Multan. He was also the grandfather of Rukn-e Alam, a noted saint in his own right who is buried at a magnificent mausoleum 500 meters to the southwest.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:40 W x 40 H x 2 D in

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