Asad Shah, 40, was found stabbed outside of a Glasgow convenience store and died in hospital.
Police say the attack was religious motivated and another Muslim man has been arrested.
He posted on Facebook saying: "Good Friday and a very happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation."
A Go Fund Me page was set up and has been shared for than 7,000 times so far.
The page was set up by Jen, Lauran, Ellanor and Katie who lived near his shop. They said: "The support we've recevied so far has been absolutely incredible and we would like to say a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has donated and left messages of support already."
His family said: "As a family we would like to express our deepest gratitude to all who have organised and participated in the street vigils, online petitions and messages.
"You have moved us beyond words and helped us start healing sooner than we thought possible."
His family said that Mr Shah was open to everybody of any race or background and was "brilliant."
They said they are devastated by this loss.
"A person's religion, ethnicity, race, gender or social background never mattered to Asad.
"He met everyone with the utmost kindness and respect because those are just some of the many common threats that exist across every faith in our world."
Meanwhile Glasgow Central Mosque imam, Habib ur Rehman, has been criticised for allegedly praising an extremist who was executed in Pakistan after murdering a politician, during a press conference at Hampden Park in Glasgow to condemn the recent terror attacks around the world and death of shopkeeper Asad Shah in Glasgow.
He used phone app WhatsApp to show his support for Mumtaz Qadri who was hanged in February after murdering a local politician who opposed strict blasphemy laws.
Religious leaders in Glasgow have joined police in calling for communities to unite in the wake of the death of shopkeeper Asad Shah.
