Popular Muslim stabbed to death hours after wishing Christians ‘Happy Easter’ on Facebook | Metro UK

 

Collect of Asad Shah who was stabbed to death outside his Glasgow newsagents only hours after posting a Happy Easter message on social media. See SWNS story SWMUSLIM; A popular Muslim shopkeeper has been stabbed to death in the street - just four hours after wishing "a very happy Easter to my beloved Christian nation". Peace-loving Asad Shah, 40, was set upon with a knife and had his head stamped on in a shocking attack outside his Glasgow newsagents shop just after 9pm last night (Thurs). The appalling attack came just hours after deeply religious Mr Shah, who was keen to reach out from the Muslim community to Christian neighbours, posted heartfelt Easter messages on social media. And the messages revealed that he was today (Friday) due to be hosting a Google hangout with Christian friends about the importance of Easter.

A popular Muslim shopkeeper was stabbed to death hours after wishing ‘a very happy Easter to my beloved Christian nation’ on social media.

A silent vigil will be held at 9pm tonight in tribute to peaceful Asad Shah, who was murdered outside his Glasgow newsagents last night.

The shocking attack outside his shop on Minard Road in Shawlands came just hours after Mr Shah, 40, posted heartfelt Easter wishes to the Christian community on Facebook.

Screen shot of the Happy Easter message posted by Asad Shah hours before has was stabbed to death outside his Glasgow newsagents. See SWNS story SWMUSLIM; A popular Muslim shopkeeper has been stabbed to death in the street - just four hours after wishing "a very happy Easter to my beloved Christian nation". Peace-loving Asad Shah, 40, was set upon with a knife and had his head stamped on in a shocking attack outside his Glasgow newsagents shop just after 9pm last night (Thurs). The appalling attack came just hours after deeply religious Mr Shah, who was keen to reach out from the Muslim community to Christian neighbours, posted heartfelt Easter messages on social media. And the messages revealed that he was today (Friday) due to be hosting a Google hangout with Christian friends about the importance of Easter.

His last post read:

Good Friday and a very Happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation.

Let’s follow the real footstep of beloved holy Jesus Christ and get the real success in both worlds.

Messages revealed he was today due to be hosting a meeting with Christian friends about the importance of Easter.

Mr Shah had previously spoken out eloquently against violence and hatred, while calling for ‘unconditional real love for all mankind’.

A member of the public leaves a tribute amongst flowers and messages after Asad Shah, a shopkeeper, was found seriously injured outside his premises in Minard Road, Glasgow, on Thursday night and later died in hospital. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday March 25, 2016. See PA story POLICE Shopkeeper. Photo credit should read: Lucy Christie/PA Wire

A neighbour said: ‘This is disgusting. Mr Shah was the most peace-loving man you could meet.

‘He was proud of his Pakistani heritage but he loved Britain. He loved Scotland too and really wanted to reach out to Christians.

‘This is such a terrible thing to happen.’

Police on Minard Road, Shawlands, Glasgow, investigating the death of popular shop keeper Asad Shah following an incident at his shop. March 25, 2016. See SWNS story SWMUSLIM; A popular Muslim shopkeeper has been stabbed to death in the street - just four hours after wishing "a very happy Easter to my beloved Christian nation". Peace-loving Asad Shah, 40, was set upon with a knife and had his head stamped on in a shocking attack outside his Glasgow newsagents shop just after 9pm last night (Thurs). The appalling attack came just hours after deeply religious Mr Shah, who was keen to reach out from the Muslim community to Christian neighbours, posted heartfelt Easter messages on social media. And the messages revealed that he was today (Friday) due to be hosting a Google hangout with Christian friends about the importance of Easter.

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