40-year-old Asad Shah has been murdered for wishing Christians a happy Easter. The Glasgow shopkeeper was stabbed 30 times in his shop after he had praised both the life of Jesus and ‘his beloved Christian nation’.

He died in hospital later on. Police say the murder is religiously motivated and are questioning a 32-year-old man.

Mohammad Faisal, a family friend, said a bearded Muslim wearing a long religious robe entered Mr Shah’s shop and spoke to him in his native language before stabbing him in the head with a kitchen knife.

Mr Shah’s brother, who was working next door, rushed out to find the killer laughing while sitting on the shopkeeper’s bleeding chest.

‘The brother dragged Mr Shah away but the guy continued attacking with the blade,’ said Mr Faisal. ‘They struggled up to the bus stop where Asad collapsed.

‘It was just a clear-cut revenge attack. For posting messages about peace, messages about greeting fellow Christians and Jews.

‘That man must not have been too happy about what he was doing, what he was preaching. It was a well-planned attack. He must have been an extremist.

‘He went straight for the head. He got stomped on the head as well. His brother suffered a slash down his shoulder area because he attacked him with a knife as well.’

Before his death, Mr Shah had wished his friends a ‘Good Friday and a very happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation’.

In his final post, he wrote: ‘Let’s follow the real footstep of beloved holy Jesus Christ and get the real success in both worlds.’

He also spoke out against the Brussels attacks on his Facebook page.

ONLY 1 MUSLIM?

Fool, they kill Christians by the hundreds and thousands you only get one, m oron!