Sayyids
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The Sayyids are a Muslim community traditionally claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad, historically influential in South Asia and elsewhere in the Islamic world.
Aliases (17)
- Sayyid ×2
- Syeds ×2
- Bohra Sayyids ×1
- Bukhari Sayyids ×1
- Gilani Sayyids ×1
- Hamadani Sayyids ×1
- Hasani Sayyids ×1
- Husaini Sayyids ×1
- Mashhadi Sayyids ×1
- Naqvi Sayyids ×1
- Qadri Sayyids ×1
- Rizvi Sayyids ×1
- Sabzwari Sayyids ×1
- Shirazi Sayyids ×1
- Sistani Sayyids ×1
- Tirmizi Sayyids ×1
- considered Ashraf in South Asian Muslim social hierarchy ×1
Statements (91)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim community
→
religious lineage group → social group → |
| alsoCalled |
Ashraf (in some South Asian classifications)
→
Sadaat → Sadat → Syeds → |
| associatedWith |
Ahl al-Bayt
→
Alid descent → Sharif → |
| culturalRole |
Islamic jurists
→
Sufi pirs and saints → custodianship of shrines → religious leadership → teachers of Islamic sciences → |
| diaspora |
present in Europe
→
present in North America → present in Western countries → |
| ethnicRegion |
Afghanistan
→
Arabian Peninsula → Bangladesh → Central Asia → East Africa → India → Iran → Iraq → Pakistan → South Asia → Syria → Yemen → |
| genealogicalDocumentation |
often maintain family trees
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often rely on hereditary genealogists → |
| hasSubgroup |
Alavi Sayyids
→
Bohra Sayyids → Bukhari Sayyids → Gilani Sayyids → Hamadani Sayyids → Hasani Sayyids → Husaini Sayyids → Jafri Sayyids → Kadhimi Sayyids → Kazmi Sayyids → Mashhadi Sayyids → Musavi Sayyids → Naqvi Sayyids → Qadri Sayyids → Rizvi Sayyids → Sabzwari Sayyids → Sadaat-e-Amroha → Sadaat-e-Bara → Sadaat-e-Bilgram → Sadaat-e-Kintoor → Sadaat-e-Sadaat → Sadaat-e-Zaidpur → Shirazi Sayyids → Sistani Sayyids → Tirmizi Sayyids → Zaidi Sayyids → |
| historicallyInfluentialIn |
Islamic politics
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Islamic scholarship → Muslim dynasties → Sufism → |
| historicalRole |
established madrasas
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founded Sufi orders and khanqahs → played key roles in Islamization of South Asia → served as advisors to Muslim rulers → |
| identityMarker |
use of green turban or scarf in some regions
→
use of specific nisbas indicating lineage → |
| language |
Arabic
→
Persian → Urdu → various regional South Asian languages → |
| lineageBasis |
patrilineal descent
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|
| lineageLinkedTo |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
→
Fatimah bint Muhammad → Hasan ibn Ali → Husayn ibn Ali → |
| marriagePattern |
often marry within Sayyid families
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often prefer endogamous marriages → |
| namingConvention |
often use honorific title Sayed
→
often use honorific title Sayedna → often use honorific title Sayyid → often use honorific title Seyyed → often use honorific title Syed → |
| recognizedBy |
many Shia Muslims
→
many Sunni Muslims → |
| religion |
Islam
→
|
| socialClassification |
considered Ashraf in South Asian Muslim social hierarchy
→
|
| socialStatus |
traditionally high status in Muslim societies
→
|
| traditionalClaim |
descent from the Prophet Muhammad
→
descent from the family of the Prophet Muhammad → |
Referenced by (20)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Sayyids
("Naqvi Sayyids")
→
Sayyids ("Rizvi Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Husaini Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Hasani Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Bukhari Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Tirmizi Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Gilani Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Qadri Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Mashhadi Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Sistani Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Sabzwari Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Shirazi Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Hamadani Sayyids") → Sayyids ("Bohra Sayyids") → |
hasSubgroup |
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Sayyids
("Syeds")
→
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alsoCalled |
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Hazara
("Syeds")
→
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ethnicGroup |
|
Delhi Sultanate
→
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ethnicGroupInPower |
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Husayn ibn Ali
("Sayyid")
→
|
honorific |
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Ahl al-Bayt
("Sayyid")
→
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honorificTitleForMembers |
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Sayyids
("considered Ashraf in South Asian Muslim social hierarchy")
→
|
socialClassification |