Describe the contradictory physical evidence and living habits that made it impossible to determine if Sai Baba was Hindu or Muslim.

πŸ“– Chapter 7

Chapter 7 details the perplexing and contradictory nature of Sai Baba's identity, which defied simple classification as either Hindu or Muslim. If one were to call him a Hindu, he looked like a Yavana (Muslim) and resided in a mosque. Conversely, if one called him a Muslim, he had pierced ears, a Hindu custom, and a sacred fire (Dhuni) burned day and night in his mosque. Furthermore, his circumcision was evident, a Muslim practice. The mosque itself was a place of paradoxes: bells and conches were sounded, Bhajan was sung, and ritual foot-washing and worship occurred, all practices associated with Hindu temples. This evidence led the author to conclude that Sai's incarnation was holy and beyond both religious labels, making it impossible to find even an atom's worth of a trace of his origin.


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