Sri Narasimha Swamy, a devotee of Sai Baba wrote a book Life of Sai Baba. According to this version, his mother’s name was Vaishnavdevi and his father’s name was Abdul Sattar. Sai Baba is also claimed to have been born in Tamil Nadu. According to multiple sources, Sai Baba was born in a small village Pathri in Maharashtra to a boatman called Ganga Bhavadia and his wife Devagiriamma. There are various beliefs surrounding Sai Baba’s place of birth and parents. The book itself is a compilation based on accounts by his various disciples and Hemadpant's personal observations of Sai Baba from 1910 onwards. Most information about Shirdi Sai Baba tends to be derived from a book called Shri Sai Satcharitra written by a disciple called Hemadpant (also known as Annasaheb Dabholkar / Govind Raghunath) in 1922 in Marathi.

Sai Baba's date of birth including his birthplace remains unknown. 1.1 Information about Sai Baba's origins.He was said to be an incarnation of Dattatreya. He is also known to have said 'Look to me, and I shall look to you' and Allah tera bhala karega(translation: god will do you good). One of his well-known epigrams, Allah Malik ( God is King) and Sabka Malik Ek ( Everyone's Master is One), is associated with both Hinduism and Islam. His teachings combined elements of Hinduism and Islam: he gave the Hindu name Dwarakamayi to the mosque in which he lived, practised both Hindu and Muslim rituals, taught using words and figures that drew from both traditions and took samadhi in Shirdi. This, however, was of no consequence to Sai Baba. It remains unclear if he was a Muslim or a Hindu.

Sai Baba also condemned distinction based on religion or caste. He stressed the importance of surrender to the true Satguru, who, having trod the path to divine consciousness, will lead the disciple through the jungle of spiritual training. His teachings concentrate on a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment, inner peace and devotion to the God and guru. He was likely born around 1838 and was revered by both his Hindu and Muslim devotees during, as well as after, his lifetime.Īccording to accounts from his life, he preached the importance of 'realization of the self' and criticized 'love towards perishable things'. Sai Baba of Shirdi (died 15 October 1918), also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master who is regarded by his devotees to be a manifestation of Sri Dattaguru and identified as a saint and a fakir. Sabka Malik Ek (Everyone's master is one)

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