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Dear Members, Shirdi Sai Baba was an Indian Sad-guru and Avtarpurush, who is regarded by his Hindu and Muslim followers as a saint. In his life and teachings he tried to embrace and reconcile both faiths: Sai Baba lived in a mosque, was buried in a Hindu temple, embraced Hindu and Muslim practices, and taught using words and figures that drew from both traditions. One of his well known epigrams on God was: "Allah Malik" ("GOD is the Owner of

us All.")Sai arrived at the village of Shirdi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state when he was about sixteen years old. He took up residence in a Khandoba temple, where a villager (Mahalsapathi) at worship first called him Sai ("God").He fostered an extremely simple and ascetic life: living in the village as a mendicant monk, and sleeping on the floor in the temple, and later in a dilapidated mosque.Sai soon began to attract followers who addressed him by the name Baba ("father"). He worshipped both at Hindu temples and Muslim mosques, and encouraged tolerance between the faiths.Numerous miracles were attributed to him. He did not discourage such attributions, and his fame spread. Many pilgrims came for his blessings, and he attracted large crowds even for the most mundane of his activities.Sai remained in Shirdi all his life. Baba breathed His last with His head resting on one of His devotees(Shama)lap. His last words were, "Place my Body in Buti's

wada (mansion), I'll get peace there only. People will serve me only if I'm placed in Buti's wada." Thus as per His last wish He was buried in the "Buty Wada" also known as Samadhi Mandir.By his example, Sai sought to unite the seemingly disparate religious communities of Muslim and Hindus. He regularly recited Hindu and Muslim prayers, such as the Hindu prayer Vishnu sahasranama. Many of his Hindu followers consider him to be an avatar (incarnation) of Shiva and Dattatreya.The best-known book about Sai is the Shri Sai Satcharita,written by Govindrao Raghunath Dabholkar(Hemadpant) Please join Shirdi_Sai_Baba_Divine_Group click this url for members desirous of joining this group Om Sai Ram Shyamakarana