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sayyid

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sayyid.

Editorial note

It sounds like Sayyid knew about the story and it doesn't sound like Sayyid is trying to maintain any sort of anonymity, so what is the ethical problem you see here?

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

Arabic equivalent of English Mr., Sir, Lord or Master, or a title of a nobleman.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sayyid gathered in one view.

noun

Arabic equivalent of English Mr., Sir, Lord or Master, or a title of a nobleman.

noun

A male given name from Arabic.

noun

(Islam) An honorific title borne by male descendants of the prophet Muhammad.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sayyid.

noun

Arabic equivalent of English Mr., Sir, Lord or Master, or a title of a nobleman.

noun

A male given name from Arabic.

noun

(Islam) An honorific title borne by male descendants of the prophet Muhammad.

Example sentences

1

It sounds like Sayyid knew about the story and it doesn't sound like Sayyid is trying to maintain any sort of anonymity, so what is the ethical problem you see here?

2

I mean it would also fit seamlessly into an Islamist lecture from Sayyid Qutb, or a primitivist rant from Ted Kaczynski, and so on.

3

And Mubarak's Wikipedia entry is already edited: Muhammad Hosni Sayyid Mubarak was the President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.

4

One of the key initial moments in the disenchantment came with Sayyid Qutb[1]'s journey to the US and writing about it.

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For example, Sayyid Qutb - the grandfather of modern Salafism - became radicalized after visiting US in 1940s, and observing its culture.

6

Start from end of Ottoman Empire and don't skip over Sayyid Qutb.

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It is an ideology which is based on a distorted interpretation of Islam, which betrays Islam’s peaceful principles, and draws on the teachings of the likes of Sayyid Qutb.

8

Hessler said he considered whether there was likely to be negative consequences for Sayyid if he was identified in the story, and he didn't see any likelihood of that.

9

The court system has exonerated terrorists with strong evidence against them like Sayyid Nosair and Sami al-Arian because they claimed to have been oppressed and persecuted for being Muslims and found sympathetic juries.

10

> So of course Sayyid was aware that I was researching and writing about him.

11

My family owns an auto repair shop and I could just feel the clothes that Sayyid wears on my skin again (grease and salt, similar, but not the same as his).

12

There is anecdote that Sayyid Qutb really turned away from modernity and towards Islamism when he witnessed a Church in Colorado (he was at UC Boulder) that held a mixed dance in one of the Church buildings.

Quote examples

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Made me think of Sayyid Qutb's "The America I have seen": Qutb argues that the American way of life, with its focus on hedonism and consumerism, corrupts the moral self and reduces human relationships to short-lived pursuits of pleasure.

Proper noun examples

1

Sayyid Qutb wrote Milestones in 1964, drawing inspiration from mass popular movements - religious and secular - of the 19th and 20th centuries.

2

A similar thing happened in the al-Sayyid Bedouin tribe in southern Israel.

3

My father also deals with most strata of society and Sayyid's observations ring true to me as my father's words: 'Assholes have all manner of 0's on their bank slips'.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sayyid in a sentence?

It sounds like Sayyid knew about the story and it doesn't sound like Sayyid is trying to maintain any sort of anonymity, so what is the ethical problem you see here?

What does sayyid mean?

Arabic equivalent of English Mr., Sir, Lord or Master, or a title of a nobleman.

What part of speech is sayyid?

sayyid is commonly used as noun.