Tomb of Sayyed Rukn ad-Din

The Tomb of Sayyed Rukn ad-Din (Persian: آرامگاه سید رکن الدین) or the Sayyed Rukn ad-Din Madrasa (Persian: مدرسه سید رکن الدین) is a 14th century mausoleum in Yazd, Iran. It is the burial place of Sayyed Rukn ad-Din Mohammad Qazi Hosseini Yazdi (Persian: سید رکن الدین محمد قاضی حسینی یزدی) who served as the chief Qadi of Yazd for a while.[1][2][3]

Tomb of Sayyed Rukn ad-Din
آرامگاه سید رکن الدین
The mausoleum (right) and the Jama mosque of Yazd (Left)
Alternative namesSayyed Rukn ad-Din Madrasa
General information
StatusUnder repair
Town or cityYazd
CountryIran

History

Sayyed Rukn ad-Din was a cleric and scholar of the city of Yazd. Due to him being involved in sect conflicts in the city, Atabeg Yusof Shah arrested and imprisoned Rukn ad-Din in Khormiz castle. Following this Rukn ad-Din's son, Shams ad-Din, traveled to Tabriz and managed to use his acquaintance with Rashid al-Din Hamadani to get him a decree from the Ilkhan ruler Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan to free his father.[1] Another story states that Yusof Shah being envious of the popularity of Rukn ad-Din's Madrasa, accused him of murder of a Christian merchant to imprison him.[4]

After being released, he spent the rest of his days teaching in the Madrasa he had made and was buried there after his death.[1]

The complex included a Khanqah, a Madrasa, a mausoleum, a library, an observatory and a mill of which only the mausoleum survives.[1][3][5] The mausoleum is currently under repair.[6]

It was listed in the national heritage sites of Iran with the number 246 on 17 December 1935.[7][6]

References
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  2. "بقعه سید رکن الدین یزد". yazd.irib.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  3. "آيا بقعه "سید رکن الدین" از حصار داربست‌ها رها مي‌شود؟". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-04-22. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  4. مفید مستوفی بافقی، محمّد: جامع مفیدی، به کوشش: ایرج افشار، تهران: اسدی، چاپ نخست، ۱۳۴۰، ج. ۳. ص۵۴۴
  5. "مهندسی خاص رصدخانه 800 ساله‌ یزد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2019-02-23. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  6. YJC, خبرگزاری باشگاه خبرنگاران | آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان | (October 11, 2021). "حال ناخوش بقعه سید رکن الدین یزد". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  7. ""دانشنامهٔ تاریخ معماری و شهرسازی ایران‌شهر". وزارت راه و شهرسازی. بایگانی‌شده از روی نسخه اصلی در ۶ اکتبر ۲۰۱۹. دریافت‌شده در ۱۰ اکتبر ۲۰". 2019-10-06. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-12-04.

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