Difference between an Aristocrat and a Meritocrat

[Random]

At certain moments in life you can't escape 1400+ years of inherited genealogy running down your veins. (I tried blood transfusions and all). Then I only speak of my father's side.

Do you mean that you're a sayyid?

 

[Aldebaran]

I suppose next you are going to ask my name

salaam.

 

[Random]

I suppose next you are going to ask my name

salaam.

I suppose that's a 'yes'. Not exactly stalking material, though - aren't there tens of thousands of sayyids.

 

[Belushi]

Does being a Sayyid give you an enhanced status among Muslims Aldebaran?

 

[Aldebaran]

I suppose that's a 'yes'. Not exactly stalking material, though - aren't there tens of thousands of sayyids.

There is more than a little bit of a "wildgrow" yes, and as historian I have - of course - more than just a bit of reservations on any genealogy going back that far.

Does being a Sayyid give you an enhanced status among Muslims Aldebaran?

Not necessarily. No Muslim is better than any other just because of birth. While I chose Islam as my first academic subject, it felt as having "enhanced responsibility" and made the subject by times exeedingly fascinating, it was not the reason of my choice.

salaam.