Atishbaz
{{Short description|Muslim community of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{infobox ethnic group|
| group = Atishbaz
| population =
| popplace = • India • Pakistan
| langs = • Urdu • Hindi • Sindhi
| rels = Islam 100%
| related = • Shaikh of Uttar Pradesh
}}
Atishbaz are a Muslim community mainly found in the state Uttar Pradesh in India.{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=K. S. |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/India_s_Communities/Jw9uAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Atishbaz+community&dq=Atishbaz+community&printsec=frontcover |title=India's Communities |date=1998 |publisher=Anthropological Survey of India |isbn=978-0-19-563354-2 |language=en}} The word Atishbaz originates from two Persian words. "Atish" means "fire" and "Baz" means "to play". The people were brought by the Mughals from Central Asia. From Mughal Era, they work manufacturing fireworks.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-24 |title=How did firecracker makers Atishbaz become pasmanda? |url=https://www.awazthevoice.in/culture-news/how-did-firecracker-makers-atishbaz-become-pasmanda-16841.html |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=www.awazthevoice.in |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=B. N. |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Trade_and_Industrial_Markets_of_Bihar/betXAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Atishbaz+community&dq=Atishbaz+community&printsec=frontcover |title=Trade and Industrial Markets of Bihar |date=1974 |publisher=Arvind Publications |language=en}} In India most of them speak Urdu.{{Cite web |last=Project |first=Joshua |title=Atishbaz in India |url=https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/16260/IN |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=joshuaproject.net |language=en}}
They also refer to themselves as Atishbaz Shaikh or sometimes just Shaikh, which is also a common surname.{{Cite book |last=Hasnain |first=Nadeem |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Other_Lucknow/fjO6DQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Atishbaz+community&pg=PA58&printsec=frontcover |title=The Other Lucknow |date=2016 |publisher=Vani Prakashan |isbn=978-93-5229-420-6 |language=en}}