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The Qassab ((ウルドゥー語:قصاب); plural of ''Qasai'', meaning ''butcher'') are members of the Muslim community or ''biradari'' involved in the meat business. Many members of the Qassab community are butchers and work in abattoirs and meat shops where they process and sell the meat of poultry, seafood, cattle, goats, and sheep. The most common surname of Qassab community is Quraishi. But not all Quraishis are Qassab. The Quraishi Qassab are found in North India and Pakistan. They are also known as Chikwa, Bare Qasab, and Bakar Qasab.〔''People of India Uttar Pradesh'' Volume XLII Part Two, edited by A. Hasan & J.C. Das, pages 736 to 742〕 ==History and origin== The community are the traditional butchers of North India and Pakistan, and get their name from the Arabic word ''gassab'', which means to cut or slit.〔''Tribes and Castes of the North Western Provinces and Oudh'' Volume II by William Crooke, pages 190 to 195〕 According to their traditions, they claim descent from early Arab settlers to India, who arrived at the time of the Sultanate of Delhi. These Arabs belonged to the Quresh tribe, the tribe of the Prophet Mohammed, and as such the community is thus also known as Qureshi. They have three sub-divisions, the Chikwa who are found in the Rohilkhand and Awadh regions of Uttar Pradesh, and are connected with the slaughtering animals such as sheep and goats, and the Qureshi Qassab, who slaughter cows and buffaloes. A third sub-group are the Bawarchi, a community found mainly in the city of Lucknow and in Gujarat, who are professional cooks. Each Qassab group has a different story as to their origin and migration. For example, most Qassab in the Deccan region claim to have arrived with the armies of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb's invading armies. The community is entirely Sunni, and in North India speaks Urdu.〔''People of India Uttar Pradesh'' Volume XLII, edited by A. Hasan & J.C. Das, page 736〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Qassab」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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