Tomb of Sayyed Rukn ad-Din

Tomb of Sayyed Rukn ad-Din
Tomb of Sayyed Rukn ad-Din
آرامگاه سید رکن الدین
	The mausoleum (right) and the Jama mosque of Yazd (Left)
Alternative names	Sayyed Rukn ad-Din Madrasa
General information
Status	Under repair
Location	Yazd, Iran

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]

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]