.... Last week we exclusively revealed that hardline cleric Syed Muzaffar Shah Qadri had been asked to speak at Falkirk Central Mosque.
The booking came despite the fact the preacher had been banned in his native Pakistan for his hardcore message.
The cleric has openly praised a murderer linked to the killing of Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah, 40, who was stabbed 27 times by killer Tanveer Ahmed, 32, after wishing customers a “Happy Easter”.
Now, the mosque has dumped any plans to host the controversial cleric – and thanked The Sunday Post for alerting them to the preacher’s background.
Mosque committee member Khalid Saeed is delighted the paper helped spare their blushes.
“The mosque would never knowingly give a platform to views that counter our beliefs of tolerance and non- violence,” he said. [Sunday Post] Read more
