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Sheikh Edebali

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Sheikh Edebali
Personal life
Born
Died1326[2]
Parent
  • İbrâhim bin İnac el-Kırşehrî (father)
Known forSufism[1]
RelationsIldiz Hatun (wife)
Rabia Bala Hatun (daughter)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
SchoolBektashi[citation needed]
CreedMaturidi
Muslim leader
Period in office13th and 14th century

İmâdüddin Mustafa bin İbrâhim bin İnac al-Kırşehrî [1] (died in 1326), often known as Sheikh Edebali (Turkish: Şeyh Edebali), was an Arab Muslim Sheikh of the Wafaiyya order (tariqa) and leader of the Ahi brotherhood,[4] who helped shape and develop the policies of the growing Ottoman State.[5][2] He was assigned as the first Qadi of the Ottoman Empire.[2] Edebali was a Sayyid and the father of Rabia Bala Hatun, who married Osman Gazi, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.[6]

Interaction with Ottoman leaders

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Edebali often conversed with his close friend Ertuğrul Gazi, the father of Osman I about Islam and the state of affairs of Muslims in Anatolia. Osman had been a frequent guest of Edebali. Edebali became Osman's mentor and eventually gifted him a Gazi sword. Osman at Edebali's dergah, dreamed of a state.[7] This dream thus led to the establishment of a state. After this, Edebali's daughter Bala Hatun was married to Osman I. As a result of this marriage, all the Ahyan sheikhs came under the Ottoman control. This had a major impact on the establishment and development of the Ottoman Beylik.[citation needed]

Tomb of Sheikh Edebali (2013) in Bilecik
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Sheikh Edebali has been portrayed in the Turkish television series; Kuruluş "Osmancık" [tr] (1988),[8] Diriliş: Ertuğrul (2014 - 2019) and Kuruluş: Osman (2019 - present).[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Akgunduz, Ahmed; Ozturk, Said (March 2011). Ottoman History - Misperceptions and Truths by Ahmed Akgunduz & Said Ozturk. Istanbul. p. 45. ISBN 978-975-7268-28-4. Retrieved 28 January 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c Şahin, Kamil (1994). "EDEBÂLI". TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. 10 (Dûmetülcendel – Elbi̇se) (in Turkish). Istanbul: Turkiye Diyanet Foundation, Centre for Islamic Studies. pp. 393–394. ISBN 978-975-389-437-1.
  3. ^ "Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi". bilecik.edu.tr. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Şeyh Edebali Kimdir?". İslam ve İhsan (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  5. ^ The Ottoman Empire, by Halil Inalcik, p. 55.
  6. ^ Er, İbrahim Halil (2018-08-16). "Halifeliğin Kureyşiliği ve Osmanlılar-2". Milli Gazete (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  7. ^ The Origins of the Ottoman Empire, by Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Gary Leiser, p. 6.
  8. ^ KUTAY, UĞUR (10 February 2020). "Osmancık'tan ve Osman'a". BirGün (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Şeyh Edebali kimdir, ne zaman öldü? İşte Şeyh Edebali'nin hayatına ilişkin bilgiler…" (in Turkish). Hurriyet. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2021.