What Does Sayids Mean?

Sayyid is an honorific title denoting people accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his cousin and son-in-law Ali through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, sons of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah and Ali. Female sayyids are given the titles sayyida, syeda, alawiyah or sharifa.

What does Sayed mean in English?

1 : an Islamic chief or leader. 2 : lord, sir —used as a courtesy title for a Muslim of rank or lineage.

What does Sayyid in Arabic mean?

Sayyid, (Arabic: “master,” or “lord”), Arabic title of respect, sometimes restricted, as is the title sharīf, to the Banū Hāshim, members of Muḥammad's clan; in particular, the descendants of Muḥammad's uncles al-ʿAbbās and Abū Ṭālib and of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib by Muḥammad's daughter Fāṭimah.

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