Qassab

For the villages in Iran, see Qassab, Iran. For the Muslim warrior-scholar, see Al-Qassab. For the town in Syria, see Al-Qassabin. For the Syrian footballer, see Jihad Qassab.

The Qassab (Urdu: قصاب; from the Arabic: قصاب, romanized: qaṣāb, meaning butcher), are members of a north Indian community or biradari. This is title of profession. It’s not a caste, it’s a profession like plumber, doctor, engineer etc.

History and origin

For their participation in Indian Rebellion of 1857, fine Rs. 63,000 was imposed on the people of Rohtak who were mostly Ranghars, Shaikhs and Muslim Qassab.[1]

References

  1. ^ Satish Chandra Mittal, 1986, Haryana, a Historical Perspective, p58.