Final Message from San Diego Mosque Guard Who Was Killed: He Wished for a Husnul Khatimah

San Diego, California — Since details emerged about the attack on the Islamic centre in San Diego on Monday, tributes have poured in for the heroic actions of the mosque guard who shielded Muslim schoolchildren with his body. Earlier, the San Diego Police Department said five people were killed in the attack on the Islamic centre, including two suspects described as teenagers, and a guard at the centre. Media reports and subsequent statements from police indicated that the assault occurred at around 11:45 local time, while pupils were at play in the yard of the Islamic school housed within the mosque complex, and could have escalated into a horrific massacre if not for the intervention of Amin Abdullah. How did Amin manage to prevent the attackers from reaching the children? And how did he die? Here are the details as compiled by Republika.co.id, on Wednesday 20 May 2026, quoting Al Jazeera: Who is Amin Abdullah? According to several imams and Muslim figures, including Omar Suleiman, Amin Abdullah was an American citizen who embraced Islam and had worked for years as a mosque guard in San Diego. Another imam, Sheikh Uthman Ibn Farooq, remembered him as a steadfast and kind individual. He said he had known Amin for more than 20 years and had performed Umrah with him. How did he protect the children? Several American media outlets reported that Amin saw the two attackers before they reached the gates of the Islamic centre. Sheikh Uthman reveals that two of the people who were killed in the attack on the Islamic centre of San Diego were his personal friends. “I knew them, we did Umrah together”.