DEVOTEES' EXPERIENCES OF SRI SAI BABA BY H.H. NARASIMHA SWAMIJI - PART II

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side of Baba. One Mir Jaman of Kandahar was then with Baba as a recent visitor.

Suddenly, one night, at about 3 A.M. Mir Jaman got up and told Baba that the

Hindus were spoiling him, and Mahammedan faith, and asked Baba if he would

permit him, i.e., Mir Jaman, to take the sword and strike away at the throats

of all the Hindus there and effect Baba's release. R.A. Tarkhad listened with

fear and wondered if the wretch meant really to murder him in cold blood. Sai

Baba, however, placated Mir Jaman by saying that He (Baba) was pagal, i.e., mad

and the Hindus worshipping Him there were mad, that He was re­sponsible for

their worshipping Him (contrary to the custom and tenets of the Islamic faith)

and not they for His mad state, and that it was His throat that should be cut

by Mir Jaman, if he wanted to cut any throats and not theirs. Thereafter, Mir

Jaman kept quiet.

Arial"> There was another intolerant Moslem, named Abdullah Khan of Nagpur, who

stayed sometime (three or four months) with Baba. He was a journalist and

familiar with Buty, Mahatma Gandhi, etc. He was a Hindustani pathan and not a

Rohilla. He died at Ahmednagar. During his stay at Shirdi, he was occasionally

complaining that Baba had deceived him. Once this man beat Nana Chopdar and was

charged before the Kopergaon Magistrate. He was convicted and fined. He had no

money to pay the fine of Rs. 15 and no security to offer

and so was in jail for a while. Then Buty sent him Rs. 15. It seems that he

declined it saying, that "he that deceived me should pay the Rs. 15 and no

others." Then Baba sent Rs. 15 out on His own pocket and got him released. I

learnt that this man once told Baba, "I see that you are violating the

principles of Islam by what goes on here and that your throat should be cut".

At that, it seems, Baba laughed and then the man begged pardon of Baba, at

which again Baba laughed. When Baba was alive, I heard Him say to someone who

feared that Baba would pass away and with Him all his work and

influence ‘Hunadande Hanin’ which is Mahratti for "From within the tomb I will

beat with sticks." i.e.t that death of His body will not terminate His

influence or activity.

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