Sheikh Edebali

İmâdüddin Mustafa bin İbrâhim bin İnâc el-Kırşehrî (died in 1326), often known as Sheikh Edebali , was a Turkish Muslim Sheikh of the Wafaiyya order (tariqa) and leader of the Ahi brotherhood, who helped shape and develop the policies of the growing Ottoman State. He was assigned as the first Qadi of the Ottoman Empire. This dream thus led to the establishment of a state. After this, Edebali's daughter Bala Hatun was married to Osman. As a result of this marriage, all the Ahyan sheikhs came under Ottoman control. The Ayhan - frequently associated with the Ahi guilds of craftsmen, farmers, and ghazi warriors - provided organized manpower, logistical backing, and regional influence. This had a major impact on the establishment and development of the Ottoman Beylik.

Tribe Sheikh Edebali belonged to the Banu Tamim tribe, one of the well-known Arab tribes that later settled in Anatolia. Members of this tribe were historically influential in religious, scholarly, and political spheres across the Islamic world.

In popular culture Sheikh Edebali has been portrayed in the Turkish historical fiction series; (1988) by Turkish actor Haluk Kurtoğlu, and in the historical fiction series Kuruluş: Osman by Turkish actor Seda Yıldız.