BABA SAI's Words On Rebirth

Although Baba SAI lived in a Masjid (Dwarkamai) and always dressed like a Fakir, Malik always believed in the theory of re-births. During His talks to his devotees, he not only time and again referred to this theory of rebirth, but by performing some miracles tried to convince them of this rebirth philosophy.

In Ch. 36 one day after lunch, when Shama, the pelted devotee of Baba, was drying his wet hands with a towel, the latter Baba pinched Shama's cheek.

Shama, therefore, feigning anger, said, "Deva! Is it proper for You to pinch me like this? We don't want such a  mischievous God, Who pinches us thus. Are we Your dependents? Is this the fruit of our intimacy?"

Thereupon, note, what Baba said,

"Oh Shama, during the 72 generations that you were with Me, I never touched you till now and now you resent My pinching you, just once out of fun!"

Similarly, in Ch. 51 when Dhurandhar brothers from Bombay first came to Shirdi, Baba before their arrival had openly declared, "Many of My Durbar people are coming."

And when they arrived and prostrated before Him, He said to the devotees gathered there, “These are My Durbar people, to whom I referred before."

And to Dhurandhar brothers He said, "We are acquainted with each other for the last 60 generations."

Baba's another devotee Shri Nanasaheb Chandorkar was then secretary to the collector at Ahmednagar. Baba sent a message to him not once, but three times with Appa Kulkarni, the village accountant, to come to Him..

At last, Chandorkar came to Shirdi and asked Baba as why SAI called him. There upon, read what Baba said, "In the whole world is there only one Nana? Then shouldn't there be some reason, when I called you only? Myself and you have been together during the last four births. You are not aware of this, but I know it."

See what a co-incidence::

In Geeta Ch. 4 also Lord Krishna has told the same thing to Arjun

"Bahttni Me Vyatifani, Janmani tavacharjun, tanyahom vedsarvani, no tvam vettha paranlap.."

Arjun! You and I have passed through many births. I know them well, while you do not, O chastiser of foes!