Üç Kuzular (The Three Lambs)

Üç Kuzular (The Three Lambs) is a community made up of three persons who are mentioned in the sources as saintly dervishes who came from Bukhara to Bursa. The names of these three persons are Sheikh Safiyyüddîn, Sheikh Muhammed, and Açıkbaş Sheikh Ali. According to what is related, all three of them would mostly attend the conversation assemblies of His Holiness Emir Sultan and would benefit from his knowledge and wisdom. Although detailed information about their lives is not found in the sources, it is related that throughout their lives they lived together and did not part from one another. This togetherness continued even after their passing; all three were buried in the same place. It is stated that their tombs are located in the Üçkuzular quarter in Bursa, and that this is a place of visitation. There is no detailed legend or account of miracles attributed to them in the sources; rather, they are remembered as saintly dervishes who were brought up around Emir Sultan, lived together, and passed away together. The fact that the quarter where they were buried is called by their name may be regarded as a reflection of the mark they left on the spiritual geography of Bursa.