According to Chapter 7, Sai Baba embodied a paradoxical identity that transcended religious labels. If one called Him a Hindu, He looked like a Yavana (Muslim), yet if called a Yavana, He possessed the noble marks of a Hindu. This ambiguity was reinforced by his physical characteristics; the text notes that while His ears were pierced like a Hindu's, there was evidence of circumcision. Ultimately, the chapter concludes that Sai Baba was a holy incarnation beyond both classifications, as not an atom's worth of trace could be found to definitively place him in either the Hindu or Muslim caste.
How did Sai Baba's actions and appearance make it impossible to categorize him as exclusively Hindu or Muslim?
📖 Chapter 7