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İmâdüddin Mustafa bin İbrâhim bin İnac al-Kırşehrî[1](died in 1326), often known as Sheikh Edebali (Turkish: Şeyh Edebali), was a 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 married his daughter Rabia Bala Hatun to Osman Gazi, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.[6]
Interaction with Ottoman leaders
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]
Advice of Sheikh Edebali to Osman Gazi preserved on marble at Söğüt
Edebali's advice to his son-in-law, Osman I, shaped and developed Ottoman administration and rule for six centuries.
In one famous declaration, Edebali told Osman:
O my son!
Now you are king!
From now on, wrath is for us;
for you, calmness!
For us to be offended;
for you to please!
For us to accuse;
for you to endure!
For us, helplessness and error;
for you, tolerance!
For us, quarrel;
for you, justice!
For us, envy, rumor, slander;
for you, forgiveness!
O my son!
From now on, it is for us to divide;
for you to unite!
For us, sloth;
for you, warning and encouragement!
O my son!
Be patient, a flower does not bloom before its time.
Never forget: Let man flourish, and the state will also flourish!
O my son!
Your burden is heavy, your task hard, your power hangs on a hair!
May God be your helper!
