Was Sai Baba Hindu or Muslim? The book seems to give conflicting information in chapter 7.

Chapter 7 of the Shri Sai Satcharitra deliberately portrays Sai Baba's religious identity as ambiguous and transcendent. It states that if he was called a Hindu, he looked like a Yavana (Muslim), and if called a Muslim, he displayed the noble marks of a Hindu. The chapter highlights this paradox by noting that while he lived in a mosque, a sacred fire (Dhuni) burned there, and bells were rung. He celebrated the Hindu festival of Ram Navami with kirtan, but on the same night, he would also permit the Muslim Sandal procession. The text concludes that he was "neither Hindu nor Muslim—Sai’s incarnation was holy and beyond both," emphasizing his universal nature.