Ram and Rahim

Aum Sairam

Sri Sai Baba: PRANIPATA means complete surrender of the Body, Mind and Wealth to the Guru, Sri Sai said that his parents were Hindus. He kept the sacred fire burning and explained chapters from the Shree Bhagavad Gita and other Holy Books. Hence the Hindus regarded him as one of them. But he dressed like a Muslim Fakir, and had the name of Allah always on his lips. He recited Persian verses and taught the essence of the Quran. So the Muslims thought that he was one of them.

Sri Sai: ALLAH RAKHEGA VAISA RAHENA! Let us be content and submit our will to Allah!

One day, a small child of four came to Sri Sai with some flowers.

Child: Sai, they worship God in the temples with flowers. Seeing the child's faith Sri Sai's heart melted with love.

Child: You are my God. Please bless me! At this few Hindu devotees became bold and started worshiping him. Their Hearts, too, were filled with pure devotion. So Sri Sai submitted quietly.

But a Muslim devotee was upset. This devotee had great respect for Sri Sai, but he could not tolerate the Hindus worshiping him.

Muslim Devotee: Baba, you should not let them worship you. It is against our faith!

Sri Sai: Do not be disturbed by what you see. All that is ALLAH! The answer only enraged him the more. One day, he decides to strike Baba. Just then, Sri Sai turned and touched his left wrist... and under Sri Sai's look, the devotee fell to the ground in a daze. Mir Jaman, another Muslim follower also protested against the Hindu manner of Worship.

Second Muslim: Sai, those Hindus are mad! Give your permission and slay them.

Sri Sai: Mir, It is I who am mad, because I let them worship me. Slay me first! At this, Mir Jaman quietly put his sword back into its scabbard.

Sri Sai: Be Tolerant, Mir, have faith in ALLAH and he will bless you! Thus did Sri Sai succeed in bringing unity between Hindus and Muslims? In his presence they forgot their differences of caste and creed and became good friends.

Sri Sai: God is ONE. They call him by different names. Ram and Rahim are one. So do not quarrel. Love each other. Follow your own religion and seek the truth

Allah Malik