A disabled man whose wife was shot dead as she led women and children out of the mosque during the Christchurch massacre has forgiven the gunman.
Farid Ahmed, a quadriplegic who wheeled himself out the Al Noor mosque after Brenton Tarrant, 28, allegedly stormed the building on Friday and began shooting at anyone who came in his path, said he could simply not hate him.
'I was asked ''how do you feel about the person who killed your wife?'' and I said 'I love that person because he is a human, a brother of mine''',' he told the New Zealand Herald.
Farid Ahmed, who wheeled himself out the Al Noor mosque after Brenton Tarrant, 28, allegedly stormed the building and began shooting, said he could only 'forgive him'
While admitting he did not support what Tarrant did, Mr Ahmed said he tried to rationlise the Australian's thinking before calling him 'a brother' of his
While admitting he did not support what he did, he tried to rationlise the shooter's mental state.
'Maybe he was hurt, maybe something happened to him in his life … but the bottom line is, he is a brother of mine.'
'I have forgiven him and I am sure if my wife was alive she would have done the same thing.'
His wife, Husna Ahmed, 44, had screamed at worshippers to follow her outside a side-door as Tarrant allegedly sprayed the lobby with bullets.
After successfully saving everyone she could, she returned for her husband.
Husna Ahmed (pictured) was attempting to help everyone by ushering worshippers out a side door as the gunman sprayed the lobby with bullets - she was shot in the back as she returned to help her husband, Mr Ahmed
Once back inside she was hit from behind and killed instantly.
Mr Ahmed had already made it outside into the car park where he was hiding behind his vehicle.
He was forced to sit idle as he watched streams of worshippers fall out of smashed windows and frantically jump over a fence - searching anywhere for salvation.
Mr Ahmed even recalled locking eyes with a friend who ran straight passed him.
He's since spoken with him and told him he understood his decision to save himself and that his wheelchair made him somewhat of a liability.
After the gunman left, Mr Ahmed wheeled himself back inside and tried to help anyone he could.
Mr Ahmed revealed in horrific detail how he returned the mosque after the gunman had left to try and help, but found his wheelchair wasn't able to get
