Can you explain the paradoxes in Sai Baba's life that made it impossible to categorize him as strictly Hindu or Muslim?

Sai Baba's life was a tapestry of paradoxes that defied simple religious classification. Chapter 7 details these contradictions profoundly. If one considered him a Hindu, they were faced with the fact that he lived his entire life in a mosque. Conversely, if one called him a Muslim, they had to account for the sacred fire (Dhuni) that burned day and night in that same mosque, along with the ringing of bells and blowing of conches—practices associated with Hindu temples. Furthermore, while his ears were pierced like a Hindu, evidence of his circumcision suggested a Muslim background. These dualities were so complete that Chapter 7 concludes he was a holy incarnation, neither Hindu nor Muslim, but beyond both.