Ruknu-d din was another “Ashabi Resul” or ” Companion of the Prophet,” and his huge tomb, nine yards in length, is seen near the western gate of Baizapur. It is said that the tomb existed in the time of Malik ‘Ambar, and that Aurangzib reconstructed it of brick and chunam. One of the Peshwas spread a rich “chaddar” over the tomb; and the raja of Indore covered it with a ” ghilaf” or shawl made of Ahmadabad mashru, which is still preserved in the house of the khadims. The tomb is held in great reverence by both Hindus and Mahomedans. Vaija Rani, a devout princess after whom Vaijapur or Baizapur is supposed to have been named, frequented the tomb of the “Ashabi Resul,” and at her death was buried within the precincts of the darga.
