Sayyid
In the Ottoman Empire, the Sayyids had the privilege of wearing a green turban | |
| Total population | |
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| Tens of millions | |
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| Muslim world | |
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| Islam | |
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| Arabic, Persian, Urdu, and others |
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 the Prophet’s great-grandfather Hashim, and others including Hamza, Abbas, Abu Talib, and Asad ibn Hashim.