Abdul Majid Khan, the doctor in charge of the asylum, was terribly worried, but Tajuddin approached the doctor and told him, "Do not be anxious; he will come back tomorrow."
The very next day, the fellow returned. On inquiry he said, "I went to my home. But Tajuddin Baba met me there, and after giving me two hard slaps across my face, he ordered me back here immediately. So I came back."
After this incident Dr. Khan developed deep faith in and devotion for Tajuddin and would invite him to his home and consult him on all matters. Thus, the man in charge of the asylum became Tajuddin's devoted disciple.
Once Dr. Khan had a pressing appointment and asked Tajuddin if he could go to Bombay. Tajuddin refused to give him permission, warning, "The road is dangerous." But the doctor insisted. Reluctantly, Tajuddin granted him permission but, giving him a leaf from a nearby tree, said, "Carry this with you while you are traveling."
The doctor left Nagpur by train and reached Bombay safely. But after the train stopped, instead of using the overpass bridge to the station, he tried to take a shortcut across the railway tracks and tripped just as a train was pulling in. Miraculously, the train screeched to a halt just a few feet from his body, and everyone at the station was astonished at his escape. Then he realized why Tajuddin had been so hesitant about allowing him to leave Nagpur.
As the years went on, whenever Tajuddin wished to leave the asylum the officials would later find that the locks on the gates had dropped off! To leave the asylum's grounds was strictly forbidden, but how could they stop such a person?
Tajuddin at times had an unusual lumbering gait; he appeared to shuffle rapidly along in a series of hops or skips. Children out for an evening stroll with their ayahs (nursemaids) would see him and feel frightened. But the Master would beckon to them and say, "Don't be afraid, my children. I am not really mad."
After several years in the asylum, Tajuddin Baba's fame began to spread to distant corners of India, and people thronged to the asylum for his darshan. He had a special tree under which he would meet people. The spiritual atmosphere surrounding Tajuddin's presence was intoxicating! An ecstatic frenzy filled the air! The madhouse suddenly turned into a divine wineshop where thirsting souls could drink to their heart's content.