Family of Glasgow shopkeeper pay tribute to 'brilliant man'
the loved ones of Asad Shah who died after he was attacked outside his store in Shawlands release statement
The family of a shopkeeper who died after he was attacked outside his store say they have been left devastated by the loss of a "brilliant man''.
Asad Shah, 40, was found injured outside his convenience store in the Shawlands area of Glasgow on Thursday.
A man from Bradford has been charged with his murder.
Following the attack police described the incident as ''religiously prejudiced'' and confirmed both men were Muslims.
A family statement released by police said: "On Thursday evening a beloved husband, son, brother and everyone's friend, Asad Shah, was taken away from us by an incomprehensible act. We are devastated by this loss.
"A person's religion, ethnicity, race, gender or socioeconomic background never mattered to Asad.
"He met everyone with the utmost kindness and respect because those are just some of the many common threads that exist across every faith in our world.
"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.''