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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.
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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. 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.
Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford in West Yorkshire, has since appeared in court charged with murder. 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”.
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.
A message inside the hall at the mosque in the city’s Yorkhill area read: “Love For All, Hatred For None”.
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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 in 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.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. 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.”
“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.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. 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.
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.”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. 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.”
“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.”