(and Muhammad's grandson) Hasan (the Hasanids). In this limited context, it is contrasted with the term ('lord', 'master', plural , ????, which then refers only to the descendants of Hasan's younger brother Husayn (the Husaynids).

The precise usage of the term has varied both historically and geographically.

Etymology

The word derives from the Arabic root

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