Sayyid
Sign in to saveSayyid is an honorific title of Hasanid and Husaynid lineage, recognized as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and Ali's sons Hasan and Husayn. The title may also refer to the descendants of the family of the Bani Hashim through Muhammad's great-grandfather Hashim, and others including Hamza, Abbas, Abu Talib, and Asad ibn Hashim.
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- Sayyid
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- In the Ottoman Empire, the Sayyids had the privilege of wearing a green turban
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- Muslim world
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- Islam and Baháʼí Faith
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- Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and others
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- Tens of millions
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- Etymology
- Origin of the title
- West Asia
- Iraq
- Iran
- Oman
- Yemen
- South Asia
- Afghanistan
- North India
- Uttar Pradesh
- Bihar
- Kerala
- Genetic studies and controversy of self-proclaimed Indian Sayyids
- Southeast Asia
- Teseyyüd
- Royal descendants of Muhammad
- Libyan royal family
- Sharifs of Mecca
- Jordan
- Brunei
- Moroccan royal family
- Sulu, Lanao, and Maguindanao royal family
- Other indication of descent
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Sayyid is an honorific title of Hasanid and Husaynid lineage, recognized as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and Ali's sons Hasan and Husayn. The title may also refer to the descendants of the family of the Bani Hashim through Muhammad's great-grandfather Hashim, and others including Hamza, Abbas, Abu Talib, and Asad ibn Hashim.
See also Sharif, which has a good description of three types of identification for that term and co-relates to this term. In its narrowest sense, a sayyid is a descendant of Husayn ibn Ali, but the term is also more generally used for descendants of Muhammad.