Sheikh Ibrahim bin Adel Al-Madani, a muezzin at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, has died at the age of 51.
The Saudi Arabian official Al-Ekhbariya channel confirmed his death in the early hours of Monday, September 21, 2026, prompting an outpouring of tributes from worshippers and Muslims on social media.
Al-Madani was among the 24 principal muezzins of Masjid al-Haram. Six muezzins rotate each day to deliver the call to the five daily prayers, including the first call for the Fajr prayer.
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He was particularly recognised for his Fajr adhan and his recitation of the Eid takbeers. He also performed tabligh, relaying the imam’s takbeers from the muezzins’ platform so that worshippers across the Grand Mosque could hear them.
According to footage shared by Inside the Haramain, Al-Madani delivered the first Fajr adhan on Monday, only hours before his death.
His funeral prayer was scheduled to take place after the Asr prayer at the Grand Mosque, followed by his burial at Al-Mualla Cemetery in Makkah.
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque, headed by Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, expressed condolences over his death.
Born in Madinah in 1976, Al-Madani came from a religious family and was influenced by his grandfather, who was a memoriser of the Qur’an. He later obtained an academic qualification in Qur’anic Studies.
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His journey as a muezzin began at the age of 15 when he started calling the adhan at a neighbourhood mosque in Madinah. He served alongside three neighbours on a rotational basis until completing his university education.
He later stopped temporarily because of teaching commitments outside Madinah but resumed the role in 1428 AH (2007–2008) after being invited to call the adhan at Masjid Al-Maddah.
In 1439 AH (2017–2018), he was formally appointed as a muezzin at the Grand Mosque.
Al-Madani was deeply influenced by the traditional Madinan style of the adhan while also becoming familiar with the Makkan style through visits to Makkah with his father.
During those visits, he met Sheikh Abdul Latif Mulla, a former Grand Mosque muezzin and a friend of his grandfather.
In an earlier appearance on the Ashraqat podcast, Al-Madani recalled the emotion he felt when he first delivered the adhan at Masjid al-Haram.
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He said he wept as he watched pilgrims circumambulating the Kaaba while listening to his voice, asking himself who he was for his voice to be raised in such a sacred place.
A recording dated 15 Ramadan 1439 AH, corresponding to May 31, 2018, is also widely circulated as his first televised adhan from the Grand Mosque, delivered for the Dhuhr prayer.
Following news of his death, recordings of his Fajr adhans and Eid takbeers were widely shared online, with Muslims paying tribute to the late muezzin and remembering his service at Islam’s holiest mosque.
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