Sayyid

Sayyid (Arabic: سید also rendered as Syed, in Malaysia and South Asia,or Seyyed or Sayyed in Iran also Syed, or Saiyed) is an honorific title often given to descendants of Muhammad through his grandsons, Hussain and Hassan. Descendants of Hassan were also known as Hassani. Some Muslims also use the term Sayyed for the descendants of Abu Talib, uncle of Muhammad, by his other sons: Jafar, Aqeel and Talib.

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Arabic - Malaysia - South Asia - Iran - Honorific - Muhammad - Hussain - Hassan - Hassan - Abu Talib

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The word means literally "master";the closest English equivalent would be sir. It is traditionally used to refer to those claiming descent from Muhammad, through the sons of his daughter Fatima Zahra and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib.

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Sir - Fatima Zahra - Ali ibn Abi Talib

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In the Arab world itself, with the exception of Iraq, the word is still used as a substitute for Mister, as in Sayyid John Smith. The same concept is expressed by the word sidi in the Western dialects of Arabic.

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Arab world - Iraq - Sidi - Western dialects of Arabic

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