What is Sayyid?
'''Syed''' or '''Sayyid''' or '''Sayed''' is a title of honour and respect in [[Islam]]. It is originally a word from the [[Arabic language]] which means 'Sir' or 'Mister' or 'Honourable Person'. However, the word is now also used in different parts of the world by [[Muslims]] to refer specially to a '''descendant''' of the Prophet [[Muhammad]]. For example, if someone is called a 'Syed/Sayyid' in [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]] etc, then that person is descended from the prophet of [[Islam]]. ==Afghanistan== In Afghanistan, Sadat (Sayyids) were recognized as an ethnic group by the [[Islamic Republic of Afghanistan]]. On 13 March 2019, addressing the Sadat gathering at the presidential palace (Arg), the former president [[Ashraf Ghani]] said that he will issue a decree on the inclusion of the Sadat ethnic group in the new electronic national identity card [[Afghan identity card|(e-NIC)]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://ariananews.af/president-ghani-to-issue-legislative-decree-on-recognizing-sadat-as-ethnic-group/ |title=President Ghani to Issue Legislative Decree on Recognizing 'Sadat' as Ethnic Group |work=Ariana News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.didpress.com/en/2019/03/13/sadat-ethnicity-to-be-inserted-in-e-nic/ |title='Sadat Ethnicity' to be Inserted in e-NIC |date=13 March 2019 |access-date=2 April 2021 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509183659/https://www.didpress.com/en/2019/03/13/sadat-ethnicity-to-be-inserted-in-e-nic/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The former president Ashraf Ghani also decreed mentioning 'Sadat tribe' in the electronic national identity on 15 March 2019.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hamdard |first1=Azizullah |url=https://pajhwok.com/2019/03/15/ghani-decrees-mentioning-sadat-tribe-electronic-id-card/ |url-access=subscription |title=Ghani decrees mentioning Sadat tribe in electronic ID card |date=15 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> However this recognition was revoked af