Husam al-Din Chalabi

Husam al-Din Chalabi, Ebn Akhi Tork (Persian: حسام الدین چلبی, Kurdish: حوسامەدین چەلەبی, Turkish: Hüsameddin Çelebi) was a Kurdish Muslim Sufi and a prominent disciple of Rumi. He encouraged Rumi to create his famous work Masnavi and contributed to writing and editing the book.^[1][2] Rumi repeatedly praised Husam al-Din in his poetry and letters.

Husam al-Din Chalabi
Husam al-Din Chalabi's tomb in Konya, Turkey
Title	Sheikh
Personal life
Born	c. 1225 Konya, Turkey
Died	1284 Konya, Turkey
Resting place	Konya, Turkey
Nationality	Kurdish
Main interest(s)	Sufism, poetry, spiritual teachings
Notable idea(s)	Encouraged Rumi to write the Masnavi
Notable work(s)	Contributions to the Masnavi
Known for	Prominent disciple of Rumi, contributor to the Masnavi
Occupation	Sufi, disciple, writer
Religious life
Denomination	Islam
Creed	Mevlevi Order
Senior posting
Influenced by Rumi, Shams Tabrizi
Influenced Sultan Walad

Husam al-Din is supposed to have been born in Konya around 1225.^[1] His grandfather was a Kurdish^[3][4] Sufi originally from Urmia and buried in Baghdad. Some have recorded his grandfather's name as Shaykh Taj al-Din Abu al-Wafa.^[3] In the preface of Masnavi-e-Ma'navi, Rumi quotes this Shaykh saying "Last night I was Kurdish, and this morning I became Arab."^[4] Husam al-Din became a disciple of Rumi in Konya. Later in 1273, after Rumi's death, he became his successor. He remained in this position until his death in 1284 when he was succeeded by Rumi's son Sultan Walad.^[1]