On the occasion of the Muslim prophet's birthday, Kashgari tweeted: "I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you and there is a lot I don't understand about you."
"I will not pray for you."
His post sparked outrage and prompted thousands to call on a Facebook page entitled "The Saudi people demand Hamza Kashgari's execution" for him to be executed. The page already has more than 23,000 members.
Kashgari had quickly apologised for his comments, tweeting: "I have made a mistake, and I hope Allah and all those whom I have offended will forgive me."
The European Union said on Monday that it was "deeply disappointed" that Malaysia deported Kashgari.
Kashgari was a columnist at the Jeddah-based Al-Bilad newspaper, which fired him after the controversy over his tweets.
Insulting the Mohammed is considered blasphemous in Islam and is a crime punishable by death in ultraconservative Saudi Arabia.
A committee of top clerics branded Kashgari an "infidel" and demanded his trial in an Islamic court.
Others have defended Kashgari.
Prominent Saudi cleric Salman al-Odeh tweeted: "His repentance from what he said has comforted me. I feel the sincerity of his statements and call onto my brothers to pray for him."
Source: AFP
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