Other Islamic institutions and contexts Ruqya, shrine, and healing contexts Mohammedia, Morocco · 2026

Mohammedia: young man dies during ruqya session, raqi detained for questioning

Record class

Context only

Evidence status

Active investigation

Authority role

raqi (Islamic ruqya practitioner)

Organization

No organization assigned

Spiritual nexus

The victim died during a ruqya healing session performed by the accused raqi under claimed religious-healing authority over his medical condition.

Evidence structure

Proceedings

2026-01-05 · detained for questioning, investigation opened

Royal Gendarmerie / public prosecutor, Mohammedia, Morocco. A man in his thirties, who suffered from epilepsy, died in the Ben Yekhlef area of Mohammedia during a ruqya (Islamic religious healing) session at his family's home, after suffering a severe seizure that did not respond to emergency treatment. The Royal Gendarmerie detained the raqi and took him in for questioning under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor, and the body was sent for autopsy.

Primary record

national press death report Maghreb Times, 'وفاة شاب خلال حصة رقية شرعية تستنفر الدرك الملكي بالمحمدية' (Jan. 7, 2026).: Reports the death during the ruqya session and mobilization of the Royal Gendarmerie.
regional press follow up report Ariffino.net, 'جلسة رقية تنتهي بوفاة شاب داخل منزل أسرته بالمحمدية' (raqi detained for questioning confirmation).: Confirms the raqi was detained and taken to the Royal Gendarmerie center for questioning in an official statement.

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