Parvardigar!

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Parvardigar!Allah Malik! was the phrase Baba was heard saying very often ever since He arrived at Shirdi. He used phrase such as Anal Haq..Yade Haq. It is not known how Baba lived during the earlier years in Shirdi, but those who visited and watched the Shirdi God during later years clearly observed Baba's habits and lifestyle to be different than the sadhus and other ascetics of the predominant Hindu religion. He was heard talking in languages of Islam including Urdu, Persian, and Arabic. His way of life was fakiri and He did not have any possessions, a practice consistent with Sufi adepts of those days in Deccan. But, Baba never said that He was a Sufi and thus it would be inappropriate to call Him one based on how He lived in Shirdi. People saw in Him their own sense of happiness, security, and satisfaction; thus in their quick attempt to profile Saibaba's nature, He verily became the deities, gods and goddesses dictated

by their religious backdrop. Is thisenough for a true Sai devotee? Blind acceptance of Sai as another deity without understanding Baba nor the other deity amounts to subtle self-deception. Who is Saibaba to me? The answer to this question starts with that first experience one has with Baba. Having truly touched by Saibaba, one's life cannot remain the same anymore. The natural prerogative of those touched by the Shirdi Saint has to be a lifelong yearning to know more about Baba and enquire about one's relationship with Sai and remain blissfully in that pursuit.