‘Congratulations to all Muslims’ Sick gloating of Islamist fanatics over shopkeeper death

SICK Islamist fanatics gloated over the death of a peaceful Muslim shopkeeper allegedly murdered by a fellow Muslim after wishing Christians a happy Easter, it emerged today.

Radical Islamists attacked Asad Shah online — even posting "congratulations to all Muslims" — and gloated over his death after he posted a series of videos promoting peace and understanding between Muslims and Christians.

Mr Shah, 40, was stabbed to death outside his shop just four hours after wishing friends and neighbours in Glasgow a "very happy Easter" online.

Police have said the killing was religiously motivated and have charged Tanveer Ahmed, 32, from Bradford in Yorkshire with murder.

He appeared before Glasgow Sheriff Court earlier today and made no plea.

The court appearance comes amid widespread outrage after trolls gloated about the death of Mr Shah, who was stabbed and killed on Thursday, on a Facebook page.

One of the sick messages, which contains a link to a news story about the killing, said: "Congratulations to all Muslims."

It was posted on the Anti Qadianiat (Tahafuz Khatme Nubuwwat) Facebook page and has been liked 54 times with two likes coming from the UK — one from a web user in Leeds and one from Birmingham.

It has also emerged that hardline Muslims used two videos originally posted online by Mr Shah to promote peace as part of a sick attack against his inclusive Ahmadi strand of Islam.

One group, called Khatme Nubuwwat, uploaded Mr Shah's films to video hosting site Daily Motion in November 2014 along with derogatory descriptions of the peace-loving shopkeeper.

The group titled one of the films "Asad Shah False Prophet part 1".

And it titled the other "Asad Shah False Prophet part 2".

The revelation is the first indication that Mr Shah's messages of peace and religious inclusion may have riled Muslim groups opposed to Armadi thinking prior to his "happy Easter" post last week.

The Khatme Nubuwwat organisation has offices in London and its website states it exists to "educate" Muslims about the "reality" of the Ahmadiyya community, which it does not agree with.

It says the Ahmadi belief that there were prophets after Mohammed is "false", describing their faith as "heretic".

Mr Shah was an active member of the Ahmadiyya Islamic community, which promotes "love for all, hatred for none".

It is feared Mr Shah was targeted due to his religious views. Earlier today police in Scotland seized an Uber taxi, which is believed to have transported the alleged killer to the scene, for forensic testing.

Four hours before he was killed last Thursday night, the gentle shopkeeper: "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."

In previous posts, he spoke out against violence and hatred and called for "unconditional real love for all mankind".