Death threat sent to Amir Khan for 'betraying' Islam after posting a photo of a Christmas tree in his home to his 1.2m Instagram followers.

British boxer, who is a practising Muslim, posted photo of his Christmas tree

But the image was met by a backlash of abuse with some threatening death

Others defended the boxer, insisting he was only making his daughter happy

Khan has said he wants to show there are many 'good' Muslims in the world

Amir Khan was bombarded by threats and trolling messages after he posted a picture of his Christmas  tree online.

The former boxer, who is a practising Muslim, posted a photo of the tree on yesterday night, saying his three-year-old daughter would like it when she woke up.

He posted: 'While everyone's asleep, daddy put the Christmas tree up. Lamaisah's going to be happy.'

But the post led to a horrific backlash from some his followers, who posted abusive and threatening messages in response.

One troll wrote: 'You mut be dead and your family will be death i promise and allah must promise i and allah see you and check you your angel death came too see you. [sic]'

Some accused Khan of 'betraying' Islam, while another told Khan he should 'go to hell' for putting up the tree.

One man wrote: 'Allah is definitely judging him for that and will surely punish those who imitate the kuffar by celebrating and joining in their pagan... festivals.'

In an interview last year, Bolton-born Khan said he spends every Friday afternoon at the mosque near his training camp in California.

He said the mosque was his 'favorite place to go', adding: 'I am not afraid of saying I am a Muslim.

'I think some people would be scared to say that they are Muslim, especially during the current time, but I am a proud Muslim.

'There are a lot of good Muslims out there who are against terrorism, who are against, you know, people killing each other.'

Khan was reportedly allowed separate meals from other contestants on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!, to make sure everything he ate was halal.

Khan - pictured with wife Faryal Makhdoom and (right) with daughter Lamaisah - is a practising Muslim and has previously spoken of his faith