When anyone approached him, he would raise his hands to the heavens and cry out, "Allah!" and it was obvious he would expect a reply of "Allah!" or else show his stern disapproval. Thus his name.
Baba also contacted masts in Kanpur. On the 19th, in Deoband, he contacted Kaghazwala , also known as Hafizji , an old mast who collected odd bits of paper from here and there. He lived in a room with an open fire, so that the room was usually full of smoke.
One of the most significant masts contacted was in Chhachhrauli, on Monday, 20 May 1946. His name was Mashita Baba . He was a thin but impressive old man and was well dressed, despite the fact that his humble abode was a dilapidated, rather foreboding grass and mud hut outside the town. The Maharaja of Chhachhrauli revered Mashita and gave him rides in his car, and locals would take him for excursions in tongas. Wandering fakirs would also visit Mashita, for he was famous throughout the area.
Baba arrived in Niranjanpur on the 20th and stayed for a few days, and then again started out for mast work in nearby towns and villages.
Krishna Nair had been with Baba doing the nightwatch duty since 1941. The standing order to all the mandali was not to make the slightest noise while keeping watch. To fulfill this duty, one had to become like a statue — not for an hour or two, but at times for the whole night. Mosquitoes, which were widespread in Niranjanpur, used to pester Krishna incessantly. One night, as a mosquito was biting his cheek, Krishna carefully slapped and killed it, hardly making a sound. But it was enough to disturb Baba, who asked what the noise was. Krishna replied that a mosquito was biting him and he killed it.
This displeased Baba, and he found an excuse to severely take Krishna to task for half an hour. Afterward Krishna thought: "No one who calls himself the embodiment of divine love could get so upset over such a minor mistake ... Is he God or the Devil?"
After an hour, Baba asked, "What are you thinking?"
"Nothing, Baba," Krishna replied.
"Tell me the truth!"
"I was wondering whether you are God or the Devil," he admitted.
Baba just smiled, and after a while informed Krishna, "I am going to Hardwar tomorrow. You should come with me!"