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Mausoleum of Shah
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mausoleum of Shams-ud-Din, commonly known as Shah
Shams Tabrez is located about half a mile to the east
of the Fort Site, on the high bank of the old bed of
the river Ravi. He passed away in 1276 AD and the
shrine was built by his grandson in 1 330 AD It was
rebuilt by one of his followers in 171 8 AD The Tomb
is square, 30 feet in height surmounted by a
hemispherical dome. It is decorated with ornamental
glazed tiles. It is generally believed that Shah Shams
Tabrez performed many miracles. So much so that he
once begged the sun to come down and the luminary
moved so much near that the fish held in the hand of
Shah Shams was roasted. The local population to this
day attribute the heat of Multan, which is somehow
proverbial, to this incident. In addition to the above
mentioned mausoleum there are many others located all
around Multan within a radius of 30 to 40 miles. |
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There was a time
when scores of legends were spun around the life of
the saints buried in all these tombs but with the
passage of time the number of legends have also
decreased though there are people who have lot of
respect for most of these mausoleums and the saints.
Within the city there are a few more shrines such as
the Shrine of Muhammad Yusaf Gardezi commonly known as
Shah Gardez just inside the Bohar Gate.
It is a rectangular domeless building decorated with glazed tiles, a work of considerable beauty. He came to Multan around 1088 AD and settled here for good. He is reputed to have been a gifted man of great learning who could ride tigers and handle snakes. The Mausoleum of Moosa Pak Shaheed is inside the Pak Gate. Sheikh Abul Hassab Musa Pak Shaheed was a descendant of Abdul Qadir Illani and was born in Uch. The Shrine of Musa Pak Shaheed is also frequented by a large number of Pathans from all parts of Pakistan. The Mausoleum of Bibi Pak Daman is located near Basti Daira, Hazrat Sher Shah Syed laial on Multan Mazzaffarghar Road and Hazrat Makhdoom Abdul Rashid Haqqani at Makhdoom Rashid
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