In the course of conversation, Baba suddenly interjected, "These days I put on a Turkish fez cap whenever I go out." Turning to the men, he said, "Isn't that so?"
Although the men replied in the affirmative, no one could grasp why the Master suddenly made such a statement, for the fact was Baba rarely wore a fez. During this period, he almost never wore a hat, but always wrapped a scarf or kerchief around his head.
When Professor Sayani came out of Baba's room, he told the men, "Meher Baba answered my question without my asking it!" The men inquired what he meant and he explained, "My brother has been sitting beside the tomb of Maulana Saheb in Bandra for the last 20 years. Today, he instructed me to go meet Meher Baba and ascertain what sort of hat he wears. But when I came, I found the Master bareheaded. I was puzzled and embarrassed as to how to ask him, but he settled my mind by answering the question before I could pose it."
Others from the nearby community were less gracious. One morning a group of Muslims noisily entered the compound and demanded to meet Meher Baba. "If the person who calls himself a pir does not show himself," they rudely announced, "we will enter the house forcefully and teach him a lesson he will never forget!" It was a tense, serious situation. Behramji was on watch and informed Baba, who was on the top floor meeting with the mandali.
Some of his disciples were afraid and advised Baba to hide. Baba listened calmly, then got up and said, "I've been waiting specially for this day." Frightened for Baba's safety, Baily and two others stood in his way and suggested he jump over the back wall and run to the railway station. Baba pushed them aside and told them to watch what happens.
Baba approached the group, identified himself as Meher Baba, and asked them angrily why they had come and why they were making so much commotion. Baba's face was livid, and his voice was loud. Looking at Baba, the entire group stood speechless. Baba rebuked them sternly for their arrogant behavior. "Such behavior is unbecoming to a Musalman ," he stated. Baba explained to them what a real Muslim was and how he should behave. And in support of that, he quoted a stanza from the Koran in Arabic.