Imam Marocain Brise le Silence Sur la Fusillade de San Diego: "JÉSUS M'a Dit d'Évacuer"

On May 18, 2026, in San Diego, California, at 5:51 a.m., Imam Mohamed El-Fassi saw a figure standing near the mihrab of his mosque. The figure spoke to him in his grandmother's Berber-Arabic dialect, then in French—his father's language. The figure ordered him to evacuate the worshippers through the back door. Eleven worshippers listened. Twenty-nine did not. Eight minutes later, two attackers entered through the front door. Three people died. But that is not the end of the story. Mohamed El-Fassi is 61 years old. Born in Fez, Morocco. Imam in San Diego for 22 years. Graduated from Al Quaraouiyine University in Rabat. Married to Aisha for 35 years, with four adult children. On May 19, at 2:00 a.m., in his kitchen, Mohamed opened a copy of the New Testament in Arabic for the first time in his life—a book given to him two years earlier by his friend, the Catholic priest Tony Marchetti, and which Mohamed had never opened. He randomly came across Acts chapter 9: The conversion of Saul on the road to Damascus. He wept for 40 minutes. This is a dramatized account inspired by true events. The names of the deceased worshippers have been changed at the request of their families. The imam's account is presented in his own words, as he chose to share them. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro 01:30 — Mohamed introduces himself 05:30 — The morning of May 18 06:50 — Sajda interrupted 07:30 — The figure near the mihrab 09:00 — His grandmother's dialect 09:30 — In French — "Evacuate through the back" 10:30 — The evacuation 12:00 — The eight minutes 13:00 — On the steps with Tony 15:30 — The figure returns 17:00 — "You saw it too" 19:30 — Acts 9 at 2:00 AM 21:30 — The funeral 24:30 — Cafe Calabria 25:30 — Closing SCRIPTION referenced (Acts 9): Saul's conversion on the road to Damascus. "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" If you are a Muslim and you are watching this—do not be afraid. Remain in your prayer. But know that Jesus, son of Mary, is revealing himself in places the textbooks do not describe. He is coming. Subscribe for more testimonies—imams, priests, paramedics, doctors, bereaved mothers. A new testimony every week. #testimony #imam #conversion #saintdiego #faith