Saibaba was revered by prominent
Zoroastrians such as
Nanabhoy Palkhivala,
Farhaad Panthaky and
Homi Bhabha, and has been cited as the Zoroastrians' most popular non-Zoroastrian religious figure.
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Meher Baba, who was born into a
Zoroastrian family, met Sai Baba once, during
World War I, in December 1915. This event is considered as the most significant in Meher Baba's life.
Shri Sai Satcharita (Sai Baba's life story), makes no mention of Meher Baba but
Lord Meher, the life story of Meher Baba, there are numerous references to Sai Baba.
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Meher Baba, who claimed he was an (the) Avatar, credited his Avataric advent to Upasni, Sai Baba, and three other Perfect Masters:
Hazrat Babajan,
Hazrat Tajuddin Baba, and
Narayan Maharaj. He declared Sai Baba to be a
Qutub-e-Irshad (the highest of the five
Qutubs, a "Master of the Universe" in the spiritual hierarchy).
[48] This classification of avatar and satgurus and the associated name is applied within the Meher Baba community alone.