Her son, Faredoon (later nicknamed Padri ), 18, had heard about Baba from his best friend, Baba's brother Jal. Jal often tried to persuade Faredoon to visit his elder brother, but Faredoon had no interest in meeting a guru. Freiny Masi regularly visited Baba at the Jhopdi and tried to coax her son into joining her, but he stubbornly refused. During February 1922, after Freiny had recently returned from seeing Baba (although Faredoon did not know where his mother had been), she asked him, "Tomorrow, will you go ask Meher Baba what time I should come for his darshan?" Not wishing to displease his mother, Faredoon obeyed and the next day, accompanied by Jal, went to meet Baba.
Upon arriving at the hut, Faredoon introduced himself and delivered his mother's request. Seemingly surprised, Baba replied, "Your mother was here yesterday.
Why does she want to come today?"
Faredoon was taken aback to learn this, but was hesitant to leave. Admiring Baba's features, he was secretly hoping the Master would tell him to stay longer. Reading his thoughts, Baba told him, "If you like, you may sit here for a while." Faredoon happily sat down. Baba's lunch arrived and the Master distributed part of it to those present. Faredoon also partook of the prasad, and then Baba told him to leave.
Faredoon rose with a heavy heart, for he was genuinely drawn to Baba. As he was departing, the Master told him, "Come whenever you can.
My door is always open to you."
From that day on, Faredoon began going to the hut in the evenings after working at his job in an automobile garage, and during that period became intensely devoted to Baba.
On Saturday, 25 February, Ghani arrived in Poona for his weekly visit. Baba had instructed his followers who lived elsewhere that whenever they came to Poona, they should first pay respects to Babajan and have her darshan, before doing anything else. On this particular day, however, Ghani delayed visiting Babajan, and it was not until late that night when he finally went to her. Upon his arrival, Babajan grabbed Ghani and began shaking him in the presence of the crowd around her. "You scoundrel!" she scolded him. "You were due here in the morning and are arriving now! You have no shame to show your face here!" Ghani was in utter shock.
The next morning, Ghani went to see Baba at the hut, carrying a basket of luscious fruits which he had especially brought from Bombay to be used as prasad.