Intro
In 1910, Zia Inayat Khan was born in western India in 1882 to a family of mystically inclined
professional musicians travelled to San Francisco (see “A Hybrid Sufi Order at the Crossroads of Modernity” [PhD diss., Duke University, 2006], 226. and Bowen, “A History of Conversion to Islam in the United States, Volume 1, White American Muslims before 1975”, page 215).
In 1911 (Apr-16), the Royal Musicians gave a presentation at San Francisco’s Vedanta Society temple (See Bowen) and in attendance was the person who would become Inayat Khan’s first and most important American disciple: Ada Martin. Born Ada Ginsberg in San Francisco in 1871 (See Bowen) Ada’s parents—both of whom were Russian Jewish immigrants—were of the intellectual type; her father was an artist and her mother, who came from a family of rabbis and Jewish mystics, a scholar. Ada herself, by her late teens, had begun studying religion, philosophy, and mysticism, and after marrying and bearing a daughter, the young mother also dedicated much of her free time to philanthropic activities. In the early 1900s, Ada’s interest in religion and mysticism intensified; she read more, sought out spiritual teachers, and, according to Samuel Lewis, her most well known follower, even joined Edouard Blitz’s Martinist Order, presumably by way of the Groupe Indépendent d’Etudes Esotériques (g.i.e.e.). She later changed her name to Rabia Martin.
In 1912 (Jul-12), the Sufic Order of America (School of Philosophy and Spiritual Culture) launched at 1504 O’Farrell st. SF. Public lectures will at 8PM. The first public lecture will be on “The Sufic Message” on Wednesday and then on Friday afternoon at 3PM on the topic of “Spirit and Matter”, this lecture will be by Mrs. R. Ada Martin (See also The San Francisco Examiner of Sun, Jul 28, 1912 ·Page 75). These announcements continued until The San Francisco of Examiner Sun, Nov 10, 1912 ·Page 85.
In 1914 (Nov-8), the San Francisco Examiner of Sun, Nov 08, 1914 ·Page 13 reports that the there is a meeting at the Sufi Temple at 1333 California St on Friday at 8PM. Hosted by MRS. R. ADA MARTIN.
In 1915 (Apr-18), her name was Rabia Martin as early as 1915 (See San Francisco Chronicle of Sun, Apr 18, 1915 ·Page 20).
In 1947 (Aug-30), Murshida Rabia Martin passed away in San Francisco. She died at her home at 46 Ashbury St. SF. Funeral services will be held at the Sinai Memorial Chapel at 3PM at Divisadero Street at Geary. Entombment will follow at the Portals of Eternity (See the San Francisco Examiner of Sun, Aug 31, 1947 ·Page 21).
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Her children
The San Francisco Examiner of Mon, Sep 01, 1947 ·Page 11
Sep 01, 1947, page 11 – The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com™ – Newspapers.com™
https://www.newspapers.com/image/458174987/?article=42c2ec4a-86cf-4379-ab6f-1f027a9e6911&terms=Rabia%20Martin&search-id=2f00cf00-6563-4519-9ad1-0de855b3be83&search-rank=11
Daughter—Etta
Son———Mirza Mehdy
Grandson—Martin Mehdy
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1914
Nov-8
The San Francisco Examiner of Sun, Nov 08, 1914 ·Page 13
Nov 08, 1914, page 13 – The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com™
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In 1914 (Nov-8), the San Francisco Examiner of Sun, Nov 08, 1914 ·Page 13 reports that the there is a meeting at the Sufi Temple at 1333 California St on Friday at 8PM. Hosted by MRS. R. ADA MARTIN.
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1915
Apr-18
San Francisco Chronicle of Sun, Apr 18, 1915 ·Page 20
Apr 18, 1915, page 20 – San Francisco Chronicle at Newspapers.com™
https://www.newspapers.com/image/1234889855/?match=1&terms=Rabia%20Martin&search-id=dc012f25-ce42-4814-8073-60e9c3da5a59&search-rank=2
In 1915 (Apr-18), her name was Rabia Martin as early as 1915 (See San Francisco Chronicle of Sun, Apr 18, 1915 ·Page 20).
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1947
Aug-31
The San Francisco Examiner of Sun, Aug 31, 1947 ·Page 21
Aug 31, 1947, page 21 – The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com™ – Newspapers.com™
https://www.newspapers.com/image/459051217/?match=3&terms=Rabia%20Martin&search-id=2f00cf00-6563-4519-9ad1-0de855b3be83&search-rank=1
In 1947 (Aug-31), the death of Mrs. Rabia Martin occurred on Aug-30-1947 and was announced in the San Francisco Examiner of Sun, Aug 31, 1947 ·Page 21. She died at her hom at 46 Ashbury St, SF. Funeral services will be held at the Sinai Memorial Chapel at 3PM at Divisadero Street at Geary. Entombment will follow at the Portals of Eternity.
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Links and Related Essay’s
Who is Hazrat Inayat Khan and his ‘Sufic Order in America’ – ahmadiyyafactcheckblog
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