Muhammad Tharwat reassured his fans by commenting on the photo, saying: “By the grace of God and your prayers, I passed, thank God, a heart attack that necessitated urgent surgery. I prostrate to God, thanking God for the blessing of health and safety and crossing the ordeal without which, despite its severity, I would not have known, seen, watched and lived all this love.”
The son of the artist, Muhammad Tharwat, confirmed that his father was suffering from angina pectoris, which led to a blockage of one of the arteries by 99 percent.