i disagree, while i think it is every one's private business who they wed. i am a syed and i wanted as a girl to marry a syed so that my children enjoy the same heritage as me. religiously it is a gift so why not be thankful for what you have? although every one is free to do what they please, i know many a tiffs in my extended family over the fact that somebody married into non syeds, i strongly feel every one has the right to make that decision for themselves. however i wouldnt quite say it is all crap, being syed to me is something of a blessing and i cant thank Allah enough for granting that blessing on my child as well.
Croquet, please do not take this personally but I would like to know how being Syed is a blessing? How will it make a difference in the upbringing of your children versus a Sheikh's children? Do Syed's have a special way that Allah swt has granted them into Jannah?
Being Syed, Sheikh, Chaudhry, etc are not blessings...these are man-made divisions WE have created to further divide the Ummat. The Prophet (pbuh) never mentions his descendants as having an advantage over anyone else so how is that a blessing??? (My mother is Syed).
With all due respect, I would like to know how being Syed is a blessing.