ROHILLA’S ATTEMPT TO KILL BABA

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ROHILLA’S ATTEMPT TO KILL BABA

Sri. M. B. Rege mentions Baba’s religious views and how he was perfectly

impartial and conservative, asking all people to keep their own religions and

not to interfere with others religions.

In that connection, he mentioned how in 1916, a Rohilla had come and was loudly

reciting the Koran at night. He was very pious and had high regard for the

attainments of Baba and treated him as Paigambar, that is, as a prophet. He

showed Baba great reverence. Yet, he objected to Baba’s heterodox

doctrines and practises, for instance, allowing the din of the arati with its

music in the mosque, allowing himself to be worshipped as God, and his

partaking of food offered to idols who were devils in the Rohilla’s view.

Baba laughed. So, the Rohilla was extremely perplexed. But he was swayed by

texts, which declared that heterodoxy, even in the highest, should be punished

with death.

He resolved suddenly that Baba should be killed in spite of his being a

Paigambar. One day he walked behind Sai Baba carrying a huge club and had

raised it with a view to end Baba and his heterodoxy together. Suddenly Baba

turned back and fixed him with a glance and touched his left wrist. At once the

Rohilla cowered and sank like a lump of lead. He was not able to lift up either

himself or the club. This man later left Shirdi for good.

Baba would not allow the Hindus to interfere with his loud recitals of Koran at

night disturbing the sleep of all people around. Baba would not allow

interference with the Rohilla in his religious practice nor would he allow the

Rohilla to interfere with the Hindus’ religious practice. Baba

discountenanced intolerance in every class and in every person. To Baba, Vittal

and Allah were one and all saints were the same.

Courtesy: HH Pujyasri B.V. Narasimha Swamiji

(Vasuki Mahal Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Trust, Coimbatore-641025, India)

 

DIVINE GRACE - GODAVARI WATER FOR JOG

In November 1910 Babu Saheb Jog: Baba, give me leave to go for Godavari bath for

tomorrow. It is a holy day.

Baba: Do not go.

Jog was dissatisfied, but stayed at Shirdi alone.

Next morning villagers rushed to Baba.

Villagers: Baba, the Godavari water is coming into Shirdi in the newly cut

channel (though the government had not ordered the supply to be begun till

1912).

Baba: See, how gracious is God! Jog!

Courtesy: HH Pujyasri B. V. Narasimha Swamiji

(Vasuki Mahal Shri Shirdi Sai Baba Trust, Coimbatore-641025, India)