Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Punjab
District: Multan
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1206 - 1526 CE
Description: Bibi Pak Daman, also known as Bibi Rasti, was the mother of the eminent Sufi saint Rukn-i-Alam, and was also a disciple of Bahauddin Zakariya (1170-1262 CE) who brought the Suhrawardiyya order of Sufism to Multan. She died in 1295 CE and was buried quite near (or upon the same spot) where the temple of Mai Totla (one of Multans three pre-Islamic deities) once stood. The tomb is a roughly rectangular and is decorated externally with Multans signature blue and white tiles, placing it firmly within the design tradition of Multans flat roof tombs such as that of Shah Yousuf Gardezi. The east facade is decorated with a set of triple arches resting upon double columns, providing access to a deep portico that shelters a number of graves (the latest of which was added in July 2001). Deeper into the building sits two rooms: a square tomb chamber for Bibi Pak Daman on the north and an antechamber to the south which is filled with the graves of various family members. Two small kiosks, serving as corner towers, enliven the front facade. The tomb stands at the center of a larger walled compound that includes an unusual domed gatehouse on the northeast corner. Immediately south of the site is the sprawling Bhutta graveyard.
Latitude: 30.178697694
Longitude: 71.464097833
Ownership: AUQAF
Legal Status: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985
Title of Publication: Bibi Pak Daman Tomb, Multan, Pakistan
Published In: https://www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/1353/pakistan/multan/bibi-pak-daman-tomb
Year of Publication: 2021 (Retrieved)
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
