Shah Shams Tabrez
(H/DR Adeeb Ahmed, Karachi)
The mazar 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. 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.