“This pilot was a very religious and devout Muslim”
http://www.youtube.com/user/catalinapby1
You mean the pilot who on his youtube channel was a big fan of the militant atheist Richard Dawkins and especially liked Dawkins’ The God Delusion?
“The Root of All Evil, later retitled The God Delusion, is a television documentary written and presented by Richard Dawkins in which he argues that humanity would be better off without religion or belief in God.”
With lying for the sake of propagating the faith a big thing in Islam, it wouldn’t be entirely beyond the pale.
Dawkins has a thing against Christians.
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/03/14/malaysia-airlines-copilot-idINDEEA2D0A220140314
http://nypost.com/2014/03/14/profiles-emerge-of-pilots-at-helm-of-missing-jet/
Funny, the second link includes a quote from his Imam at the mosque he attended.