Sheikh Edebali

*İmâdüddin Mustafa bin İbrâhim bin İnac al-Kırşehrî* (1206-1326), often known as **Sheikh Edebali** (*Turkish: Şeyh Edebali*), was an Ottoman Sunni Muslim Sheikh, a famous clergyman of the Ahi brotherhood, who helped shape and develop the policies of the growing Ottoman Empire. Furthermore, he was considered to be a loyal friend of Ertuğrul Ghazi, father of Bala Hatun the wife of Osman Ghazi and father-in-law of Osman Ghazi. He is considered to be the spiritual founder of the Ottoman Empire.

### Aliases

İmâdüddin Mustafa bin İbrâhim bin İnac al-Kırşehrî, Sheikh Edebali, Şeyh Edebali

### Relatives

Ildiz Hatun (wife), Bala Hatun (daughter), Alaeddin Ali (grand-son), Mahmud Pasha (son), Mehmed Pasha (son), Osman Ghazi (son-in-law), Dursun Fakih (son-in-law), Gonca Hatun (adopted daughter)

### Occupation

Sunni Sheikh, Clegryman, Religious Leader, Spiritual Founder of the Ottoman Empire

## Biographical information

### Place of death

Sogut, Ottoman Principality (now Sogut, Turkey)

## Appearances

### Portrayed by

Haluk Kurtoğlu (Kuruluş Osmancık)Seda Yıldız (Kuruluş Osman)

### Appears in

Kuruluş Osmancık Diriliş Ertuğrul (Guest Appearance)Kuruluş Osman (Seasons 1-4)

## Sheikh Edebali in history

Sheikh Edebali was super-centenarian. It was known that Sheikh Edebali was born in 1206 and died at the age of 120 in 1326. He was the father-in-law of Osman Ghazi, the founder of the Ottoman Empire and of Dursun Fakih, the first Judge, Imam, and Orator of the Ottoman Empire. He had around four children, namely Mahmud Pasha, Mehmed Pasha, Rabia Bala Hatun and Hafsa Hatun. He resided in Bilecik for a long time after the Ottoman principality was established. He was a descendant of the Adnanite Arab tribe of Banu Tamim, which had given him more influence in the Turkish society of his time. His wife Ildiz Hatun was from the prominent Karaman Tribe (Karamanoğlu Beyliği). Edebali received his primary education from the Hanafi fiqhist Necmeddin ez-Zâhidî. Later, he went to Damascus and took lessons from famous scholars of the period. He specialized in tafsir, hadith and Islamic law.

He lived in the village of İtburnu, as it was known at that time, near Eskişehir. He raised students in the lodge he built and enlightened the people. He hosted Osman Gazi many times in the dervish that he built in Bilecik.

According to rumors, Osman Gazi dreamed of one night when he was in the lodge and saw that a moon came out of Sheikh Edebali's chest and entered his own chest, and a large tree emerged from his chest and its branches covered the world, and many rivers emerged from under it and people passed through these waters. Şeyh Edebali described the dream as follows: "You, Osman, son of Ertuğrul Gazi, will be a bey after your father. You will marry my daughter Bala Hatun. This is the light that came to you from me. More sultans will come from your descendants, and they will conquer the states."

Tombs were built in Bilecik . His daughter Bala Hatun died one month after him, and his son-in-law Osman Ghazi followed two months later.

## Sheikh Edebali in Resurrection: Ertugrul

Ertuğrul won the war against the Byzantines in the Resurrection:Ertuğrul series. Then he came to a hearth. Bamsı wants to learn and read in these times. For this, he is written in the Quran learning school and tries to read there. But he can't read and becomes a laughing target for some kids.

Ertuğrul, Turgut and Bamsı see a young man named Edebali who is a student at the school. Then Ertuğrul and Edebali meet and get along. Edebali was a child then. Whether or not this meeting has any historical significance is unknown, and historians have not said anything about it. But the audience also says that the Edebali character came to this series symbolically. It happened that way, after that episode, they did not bring the character of Edebali to the series.

## Sheikh Edebali in Establishment:Osman

Şeyh Edebali Resurrection: With the end of Ertuğrul series and the start of Establishment: Osman series, he is included in the series again. Seda Yıldız plays this historical character and has appeared in most of the episodes due to his historical significance.

Sheikh Edebali Akça Derviş became one of the influential clergymen of the Kayı Tribe together with Dursun Fakih and other ahis. Literary religion is not hostile and loves Christians, Muslims, or Jews. He is an enemy to enemies.

Oman Ghazi and Bala Hatun love eachother. Since Edebali knows that Osman is brave, but Osman must be tested. The first time, when Osman approaches Edebali asking for Bala's hand in marriage, he is denied. Edebali does not easily give in to Osman's proposal. However, after hearing about Osman's blessed dream, Edebali eventually gives in and agrees to the union between Osman and his beloved daughter Bala. Edebali, who became an prominent name in the domination of the principality, will be one of those staunch supporters of Osman who will support him in his never ending effort to build a state. He continue to be Osman's most strongest pillars in bringing his dream to fruition.