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(The Unworthy) Masood Ali (1861-1953)
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Excerpt from the Introduction for Elusive Lives
INTRODUCTION
THE ULTIMATE UNVEILING
“I was born in the time of British rule,” began Jobeda Khanam. “Then, King George V was ruling.” Her home was the small town of Kushtia, then in the Nadia district of central Bengal in eastern India. Her grandfather, a respected pir, stopped evening prayers at the neighborhood mosque to announce the birth—but did the child’s piercing cry come from a boy or a girl? Dark clouds and pouring rain proved an ill omen: “when people came to know it was a girl, there was no trace of happiness left on their faces.” Some women commented, “Oh God, this girl has brought such a storm, God only knows what is in store for her.”1 As Jobeda grew, she loved to eat the sweet jackfruit that grew in her family’s compound. And when the annual fair came to town, she would beg her mother for money “to buy glass bangles, colored ribbons, clay toys, sweets made of sugar, puffed rice.” But in those days, long before east Bengal transmuted into East Pakistan and then Bangladesh, girls were prohibited from even making sound with their shoes when they walked through the town enveloped in their black burqas. “We were in strict purdah,” Jobeda explained. “Daughters or daughters-in-law were not even allowed to stand ne
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Sayyid
Nobility title in the Islamic world
For the given name, see Sayyid (name).
Sayyid[a] is an honorific title of Hasanid and Husaynid lineage, recognized as descendants of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima and Ali's sons Hasan and Husayn. The title may also refer to the descendants of the family of the Bani Hashim through the Prophet’s great-grandfather Hashim, and others including Hamza, Abbas, Abu Talib and Asad ibn Hashim.[11]
Etymology
[edit]A few Arabic language experts state that it has its roots in the word al-asadالأسد, meaning "lion", probably because of the qualities of valor and leadership.[12]: 158 [13]: 265 The word is derived from the verb sāda, meaning to rule. The title seyyid/sayyid existed before Islam, however not in light of a specific descent, but as a meritocratic sign of respect.[14]
Hans Wehr's Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic defines seyyid as a translation for master, chief, sovereign, or lord.[15] It also denotes someone respected and of high status.
In the Arab world, sayyid is the equivalent of the English word "liege lord" or "master".[16]
Origin of the title
[edit]The foundation of the