Yorkshire local Tanveer Ahmed has been accused of murdering the 40-year-old shopkeeper outside his newsagent shop in the Shawlands area of Glasgow, jus after 9pm on Thursday.
Mr Shah was found outside his convenience store, on Minard road, with serious injuries on March 24th.
He was rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead upon arrival.
At Glasgow Sheriff Court, Mr Ahmed made no plea and has been remanded in custody.
The incident occurred just hours after Shah had posted well wishes on his Facebook to those celebrating Easter. The message read: “Good Friday and a very happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation.”
On the night following Mr Shah’s brutal murder, a silent vigil was held outside his well-known newsagents with hundreds of people in attendance including First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
A fundraising page has been set up in honour of the late shopkeeper by some of his loyal customers to raise money for the family.
More than £87,000 has been raised by the online GoFundMe page with over 4,500 individual donations.
Jen Bannerman, a neighbour of the Shah family, set up the fundraising page as a way for Shawlands residents were to show their support after the tragic event.
“Mr Shah was a popular, well-respected and much-loved member of our community and his death has devastated many. He was a warm and friendly man and he always went out of his way to make time to talk to you – he was more than just our local shopkeeper. He was a friend to many.
“We are raising funds for his family to use in whatever way they see most fitting – whether that be to contribute towards funeral expenses, provide financial security for his family in the coming months, or simply to do something in his memory. We know money will never make up for his loss but this is our way of showing our support for him, and showing his family how much he was cared for in our community.”
Over the Easter weekend, tributes continued to flood in for Mr Shah, with many Easter Sunday services mentioning him in their communal prayers.
Shawlands locals described the well-known shopkeeper as a gentle man who cared deeply for his community.
