Baba
lived in his physical body for about 60 years in a dilapidated
mosque, which he always referred as ‘Dwarkamai’, the Mother
of Mercy. Dwarkamai is open to all irrespective of caste, creed
or religion. It is the Holy landmark of all religions in the
world. To the Moslems he was a Fakir living in a mosque
observing the disciplines of Islam, well versed in Islamic
scriptures uttering ‘Allah Malik’ (God is the
Master).
To Hindus he called himself a
pure Brahmin, bore the caste marks of a Hindu, well versed in Hindu
scriptures. To the Parsees he was the sacred fire worshipper. His abound love
and compassion was Christ like. His life was a living manifestation of the
eight-fold path of Buddha.
Baba preached the
Universal faith from this mosque. Following this faith the
Moslems, Hindus, Parsees, Christians, Sikhs and Buddhists
unequivocally surrender to Him. Sai Baba’s appeal lies in the
fact that he was a perfect model of the harmony of all
religions. He guided all the seekers along the lines of their
own religion.
The religious harmony was
illustrated in the fact that in this mosque only the Hindu festival ‘Ram Navmi’
(Birthday celebrations of Lord Ram) was celebrated with zest and fervour and the
same day in the evening Sandal procession was taken out by Moslems, the
tradition continues even today. His mosque contains the nimbar
on western wall towards which Muslims turn for prayer and there are bells
hanging from its ceiling like a Hindu place of worship.
It was a magnificent tribute to
His luminous presence in this mosque that the most orthodox members of both
communities prostrated themselves at His feet.
Few features of this mosque are
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It is the place of Universal
faith where all the religions have found their sanctity in Baba.
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It eliminates or marginalizes the
miseries of many millions who climb the steps of this mosque with faith.
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Baba's Dwarkamai is curing many
incurable diseases and all kinds of afflictions through Udi
(sacred ash) collected from dhunifire
place) the perpetual sacred fire burning here.
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