Makkah Grand Mosque prayer caller passes away

Sheikh Ibrahim bin Adel Hamza Al-Madani, the muezzin of the Makkah Grand Mosque, Masjid Al Haram, has passed away.

His death was announced early Monday on the official X account of ‘Inside the Haramain,’ known for reporting on the two holy mosques.

Ibrahim Al-Madani made his last Adhan (call to prayer) on Monday.

Inside the Haramain posted on X that his final Adhan at Masjid Al-Haram was on 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 tweet said.

“The final Adhan raised by Sheikh Ibrahim Al Madani in Masjid Al Haram on 11 Rabi Al Awwal 1448.”

Ibrahim Al Madani was officially appointed in 1439 AH (2017, 2018).

The funeral prayer for the late muezzin will take place after the ‘Asr prayer on Monday at Masjid Al-Haram. He will then be buried in Al-Mu‘alla Cemetery.

“We ask Allah to envelop him in His vast mercy, raise his rank among the rightly guided, and reward him with the best of rewards for his service in calling the Adhan at the Sacred House of Allah,” the tweet read.

Reports about his life say Ibrahim Al-Madani was born in Madinah in 1397 AH (1976).

He grew up in a religious family. His paternal grandfather was a memoriser of the Qur’an and influenced Ibrahim Al-Madani from a young age.

At 15, Ibrahim Al-Madani first took part in the Adhan at a local mosque in Madinah. Along with three other neighbours, he continued as a muezzin on rotation until he finished college.

He later paused for some time due to teaching duties outside Madinah, according to reports.

In 1428 AH (2007, 2008), he was invited to start calling the Adhan at Masjid Al-Maddah. He continued there until he was formally appointed as a muezzin of Masjid Al Haram in Makkah in 1439 AH (2017, 2018).

Ibrahim Al-Madani was greatly influenced by the Madinan style of the Adhan, having grown up in Madinah.

He also learned the unique Makkan style of Adhan during trips to Makkah with his father, where he met Sheikh Abdul Latif Mulla, a former muezzin of Masjid Al-Haram and a friend of his grandfather.

Ibrahim Al-Madani had an academic qualification in Qur’anic Studies.