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| Funeral of Glasgow shopkeeper killed in 'religiously prejudiced' attack takes place | Funeral of Glasgow shopkeeper killed in 'religiously prejudiced' attack takes place |
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| The funeral of a respected Glasgow shopkeeper who was killed in what police have described as a religiously prejudiced attack took place on Saturday. | The funeral of a respected Glasgow shopkeeper who was killed in what police have described as a religiously prejudiced attack took place on Saturday. |
| Family and friends of Asad Shah gathered for prayers at the Bait-Ur-Rahman mosque at the Ahmadiyya Muslim centre in the west of the city. | Family and friends of Asad Shah gathered for prayers at the Bait-Ur-Rahman mosque at the Ahmadiyya Muslim centre in the west of the city. |
| Related: Killed shopkeeper Asad Shah's family pay tribute to 'everyone's friend' | |
| The 40-year-old was found injured outside his convenience shop in the Shawlands area of Glasgow on 24 March. | The 40-year-old was found injured outside his convenience shop in the Shawlands area of Glasgow on 24 March. |
| Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford in West Yorkshire, has since appeared in court charged with murder. | Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford in West Yorkshire, has since appeared in court charged with murder. |
| Shah, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, was born in Rabwah, Pakistan, and moved to Glasgow in 1998 to join his father in business. | Shah, a member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, was born in Rabwah, Pakistan, and moved to Glasgow in 1998 to join his father in business. |
| Prayers were led at the hour-long service by Mansoor Shah, the vice-president of the UK-wide community. | Prayers were led at the hour-long service by Mansoor Shah, the vice-president of the UK-wide community. |
| A message inside the hall at the mosque in the city’s Yorkhill area read: “Love For All, Hatred For None”. | A message inside the hall at the mosque in the city’s Yorkhill area read: “Love For All, Hatred For None”. |
| Related: Asad Shah death: online appeal raises £87,000 for shopkeeper's family | |
| Abdul Abid, the president of the Ahmadiyya community in Scotland, said after the service: “We are sad that a very popular man of our community is not with us any more. | Abdul Abid, the president of the Ahmadiyya community in Scotland, said after the service: “We are sad that a very popular man of our community is not with us any more. |
| “I don’t know how we will survive without him. He was a polite, gentle person. Today’s service is in his memory and we are proud to have had such a wonderful person amongst our community.” | “I don’t know how we will survive without him. He was a polite, gentle person. Today’s service is in his memory and we are proud to have had such a wonderful person amongst our community.” |
| Ahmadis are seen as marginalised in Pakistan, where they can be targeted for their beliefs. Several hundred of Scotland’s 77,000-strong Muslim population are believed to belong to the movement. | |
| In a tribute to Shah, his family said he treated everyone “with the utmost kindness and respect”. They said: “He was a brilliant man, recognising that the differences between people are vastly outweighed by our similarities. | |
| “And he didn’t just talk about this, he lived it each and every day, in his beloved community of Shawlands and his country of Scotland.” | |
| Among the public figures who attended the funeral were Sandra White, the MSP for Glasgow Kelvin prior to the Scottish parliament being dissolved ahead of May’s election. | |
| The shopkeeper’s death shocked members of the Shawlands community, who came together in their hundreds for a silent vigil and to lay floral tributes in his memory. | |
| An online fundraising campaign set up to support his family raised more than £100,000. | |
| Abid said: “More than 6,000 people contributed towards the fund, a clear sign that he was a very good person.” | |
| Aamer Anwar, a lawyer who chaired an event at Glasgow central mosque calling for unity last week, said: “The last week has been an extremely sad one for our community. | |
| “If anything positive is to come of the sad death of Asad Shah it is that there must be a legacy of unity against sectarianism. The loss of one life is too many and I hope his family are comforted by the thousands across the city who have offered their deep condolences and expressed solidarity with the Ahmadi community.” |