| Group: | Qassab |
| Popplace: | India |
| Rels: | Islam |
| Related: | Qureshi |
The Qassab (ur|قصاب; from the ar|قصاب|qaṣāb, meaning butcher), are members of a north Indian community or biradari. This is title of profession. Its not a cast, its a profession like plumber, doctor, engineer etc.
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]