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Sayyid[a] (UK: /saɪɪd,ˈseɪjɪd/, US: /ˈsɑːjɪd/;[6][7][8] Arabic: سيد[ˈsæjjɪd]; Persian:[sejˈjed]; meaning 'sir', 'Lord', 'Master';[9] Arabic plural: سادةsādah; feminine: سيدةsayyidah; Persian:[sejˈjede]) is an honorific title of Hasanids and Husaynids Muslims, recognized as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali,[10]: 31 sons of Muhammad's daughter Fatima and his cousin and son-in-law Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib).[11]: 149
Along with Alvis (who are the non-Fatimid descendants of Ali), they are a part of Alids.
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