Sayyid
Ancestor Arabic style Arabic last name Persian last name Urdu last name
Hasan ibn Ali al-Hasani الحسني او الهاشمي al-Hasani الحسني al-Hashemi الهاشمي Hashemi , Hasani , or Tabatabaei حسنى Hassani or Hasani حسنی or Hashemi or Hashmi هاشمي
Husayn ibn Ali al-Hussaini الحُسيني al-Hussaini الحسيني al-Hashemi الهاشمي Hashemi هاشمی Hussaini حسین Hussaini حسيني Hashemi or Shah
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin al-Abidi or Abid العابدي al-Abidi العابدي Abedi عابدى Abidi or Abdi عابدی
Zayd ibn Ali az-Zaidi الزيدي al-Zaydi الزيدي al-Hashemi الهاشمي Zaydi زیدی Zaidi زيدي Hashemi 'Alawîyyun هاشمي
Idris ibn Abdullah al-Idrisi الإدريسي al-Idrisi الإدريسي His descendants are mostly from the Maghreb His descendants are mostly from the Maghreb
Muhammad al-Baqir al-Baqari الباقري al-Baqiri الباقري Baqeri باقری Baqri باقری
Ja'far al-Sadiq al-Ja'fari الجعفري al-Ja'fari or al-Sadiq/Sadegh الصدق او الجعفري Jafari or Sadeghi جعفرى/ صادقی Jafri or Jafry جعفری or Jaffery shamsi جعفری‌شمسی
Musa al-Kadhim al-Moussawi الموسوي او الكاظمي al-Moussawi or al-Kadhimi الموسوي او الكاظمي Moosavi or Kazemi موسوى / کاظمى Kazmi کاظمی
Ali al-Ridha ar-Radawi الرضوي al-Ridawi or al-Radawi الرضوي Razavi or Rezavi رضوى Rizvi or Rizavi رضوی
Muhammad at-Taqi at-Taqawi التقوي al-Taqawi التقوي Taqavi تقوى Taqvi تقوی
Ali al-Hadi an-Naqawi النقوي al-Naqawi النقوي or al-Bukhari البخاري Naghavi نقوى Naqvi نقوی or Bhaakri/Bukhari بھاکری/بخاری
Hasan al-Askari al-Askari العسکري al-Bukhari البخاري [ Sadat سادات Sadat سادات or Bukhari بخاري
Indication of descent
Sayyid (, ; , ; meaning Mister; Arabic plural: ; feminine: ) is an honorific title denoting people accepted as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his cousin and son-in-law Imam Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib) through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Imam Husayn ibn Ali (combined Hasnain), sons of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah and Ali. Female sayyids are given the titles sayyida, syeda, alawiyah or sharifa. In some regions of the Islamic world, such as in India, the descendants of Muhammad are given the title amīr or mīr, meaning commander, general. The descendants of Muhammed honour the possession of family trees tracing back their ancestry. In other regions, they are called Shah. Children of a Sayyida mother but a non-Sayyid father are referred to as Mirza. Although not verified, many Arabic language experts state that it has its roots in the word al-asad , meaning lion, probably because of the qualities of valour and leadership. Although reliable statistics are unavailable, conservative estimates put the number of Sayyids in the tens of millions. In the Arab world, sayyid is the equivalent of the English word liege lord or master when referring to a descendant of Muhammad, as in Sayyid Ali Sultan. The word sidi (from the contracted form sayyidī, 'my liege') is often used in Arabic. Sayyids are respected in all denominations in Islam.