Tomb of Sayyed Rukn ad-Din | |
Native Name: | آرامگاه سید رکن الدین |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Alternate Names: | Sayyed Rukn ad-Din Madrasa |
Location Town: | Yazd |
Location Country: | Iran |
Status: | Under repair |
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]
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. 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.
The complex included a Khanqah, a Madrasa, a mausoleum, a library, an observatory and a mill of which only the mausoleum survives.[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]