Sheikh Ibrahim bin Adel Hamza Al-Madani, a muezzin of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Masjid Al-Haram, has died.
His death was announced early Monday by Inside the Haramain, an X account that reports on activities at Islam’s two holiest mosques.
According to the account, Al-Madani made his final Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, at Masjid Al-Haram on Monday, 11 Rabi Al-Awwal 1448.
“It is with great sadness we share the news of the death of the Muadhin of Masjid Al Haram, Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Madani,” the account said in an X post.
The funeral prayer for the late muezzin is scheduled to take place after the Asr prayer on Monday at Masjid Al-Haram. He will subsequently be buried at Al-Mu‘alla Cemetery in Makkah.
The account prayed for Allah’s mercy upon Al-Madani and commended his service in calling worshippers to prayer at the Sacred House.
Born in Madinah in 1397 AH (1976), Al-Madani reportedly grew up in a religious family. His paternal grandfather was a Qur’an memoriser and played an important role in nurturing his religious upbringing.
He became involved in the Adhan at the age of 15, serving at a neighbourhood mosque in Madinah alongside three other residents. The four men took turns calling the Adhan until Al-Madani completed his college education.
He later stopped serving as a muezzin for a period while teaching outside Madinah.
In 1428 AH (2007–2008), he resumed calling the Adhan at Masjid Al-Maddah, where he served until he was formally appointed a muezzin at Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah in 1439 AH (2017–2018).
Having grown up in Madinah, Al-Madani was strongly influenced by the Madinan style of the Adhan. He also became familiar with the distinctive Makkan style through visits to Makkah with his father.
During those visits, he met Sheikh Abdul Latif Mulla, a former muezzin of Masjid Al-Haram and a friend of his grandfather.
Al-Madani held an academic qualification in Qur’anic Studies and spent years serving as a muezzin at some of Islam’s most significant places of worship.