Interesting thing, observed is Dattatreya's affection towards muslim religion. Being hindu, ancient deity and mostly praised by Brahmins, it is very surprising for modern communalist.
* Dattatreya as Nrusimha saraswati, (shankarachrya) cured a Muslim king, when it was strictly against the hindu tradition. He worshipped a poor man to become Sultan in his next life. His famous temple in Nrusimha wadi is built by Muslim king.
* Dattatreya later took form of a muslim fakir, known as Malanga fakeer or Shah Datta. He appeared for Sant Eknath as the muslim fakeer.
* Swami Samartha and Sai baba had their stay in masjid. It is difficult to tell whether Sai baba, by birth was Hindu or Muslim.
* Famous Muslim Saints who recognized Dattatreya as the Supreme lord, are Noori Maharaj (Thane), Tajuddin Baba (Nagpur) and woman fakir Hazrat Baba Jan (Pune).
* He treated all religions, castes, gender equally. HE is also known to bless Harijans & women in the manifest of Nrusimha saraswati, Swami samartha and Sai baba.
Reflection: All these incidences are of last 6 centuries and an eye- opener for destroyer mentality. Today’s world is divided in communal groups, who can’t digest anything that does not confirm to their views, even if this is taught by their supreme Lord. Extremist people representing their religion or political groups regularly visit and pay their respect to Shirdi Sai baba. Do they remember HIS basic teaching, ‘Sab ka malik ek’?
Lord Dattatreya is true example of socio-religious harmony between the religions.
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