in yemen the sayyids are more generally known as "sadah"; they are also referred to as "hashemites". in terms of religious practice they are shia, sunni, and sufi. sayyid families in yemen include the rassids, the qasimids, the mutawakkilites, the hamideddins, some al-zaidi of ma'rib, sana'a, and sa'dah, the ba 'alawi sada families in hadhramaut, al-wazir of sana'a, al-shammam of sa'dah, the sufyan of juban, the al-jaylani of juban, and others.