What physical characteristics of Sai Baba are mentioned in Chapter 7 that contributed to the confusion about whether he was Hindu or Muslim?

๐Ÿ“– Chapter 7

Chapter 7 highlights the physical paradoxes of Sai Baba's appearance that defied easy categorization as either Hindu or Muslim. The text poses a riddle: if one were to call him a Hindu, he looked like a Yavana (Muslim), but if called a Yavana, he bore the noble marks of a Hindu. More specifically, the chapter points out that if he was considered a Muslim, one had to account for his pierced ears, a custom typically associated with certain Hindu traditions. Conversely, if he was considered a Hindu, the evidence of his circumcision was apparent. This made his incarnation, as the chapter describes, holy and beyond both religious identities.


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