Manzil-e-Meem

Outsiders from the local Mohammedan community were invited and the place resembled an Idgah — sanctioned holy ground where prayers are performed. It was ironic that the One to whom all the prayers were being offered was physically present, unbeknown to the strangers. On the completion of the ceremony, everyone present saluted Baba reverently. Then vegetarian food, cooked by Sayyed Saheb, was served. Baba was in a splendid mood, and the rest of the day was passed in cheerfulness, relaxation and games.

The following day, an intense search for a suitable bungalow for Baba and the men was begun. On the fourth day, a large vacant bungalow, which Baba approved, was found in the Dadar area of the city, at 167 Main Road, adjacent to the Dadar railway station. It took two days more to settle the terms of rental with the landlord, a Muslim named Haji Abdur Rehman Khatri. The bungalow was rented in Behramji's name for the amount of Rs.350 per year.

Later, the carpentry work of partitioning the house into different rooms began under Slamson's supervision. A large room on the north side, leading to the upper floor, was turned into a kitchen. Upstairs there was a large hall and on the right two small rooms. One of the rooms was especially for Baba's use; Gustadji stayed in the other. Sadashiv, Behramji and one other stayed in the central hall, as instructed by Baba. The rest of the mandali stayed on the ground floor, which was partitioned with whitewashed gunny sacks stretched on wooden frames into thirteen smaller bedrooms, eight feet square. Baily was given a room on the left side of the front verandah, and one of the mandali stayed in a room on the right side as a watchman.

The bungalow was located in a clean neighborhood and was well ventilated with a large verandah. It had a small compound in the front and a large backyard, but no trees. Another kitchen and toilets were located outside to the north, and a small watchman's hut stood to the south.

After the interior renovation was completed, Baba and the men moved in on 7 June. They met in the large hall, and the first topic of discussion was what to name the place. Different names were suggested, but Baba decided it should be called Manzil-e-Meem — the House of the Master.  That evening he requested a music program of qawaali singing and invited many of the neighborhood Muslims to his new abode.