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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.
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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).
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To Hindus he called himself a
pure Brahmin, bore the caste marks of a Hindu, well
versed in Hindu scriptures.
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To the Parsees he was the
sacred fire worshipper.
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His abound love and
compassion was Christ like.
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His life was a living
manifestation of the eight-fold path of Buddha.
Baba has said the following about
His Dwarkamai -
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This is not just a mosque. It
is Dwarka (Mercy). Those who seek refuge in the lap of
Dwarkamai (Mother of Mercy) will never be harmed.
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As soon as one climbs the
steps of this mosque, his sufferings diminish and joy begins.
Few features of this mosque are
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It is the place of Universal
faith where all the religions have found their sactity in Baba.
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It eliminates or marginalises
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 dhuni (fire
place) the perpetual sacred fire burning here.
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 kike 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.
Dhuni (Sacred fire), grinding
stone used by Baba, life-size
portrait of Baba, bathing
stone kept for Baba, and the stone
on which Baba used to often sit in foreyard of the mosque are the relics
of this abode. |