The death of the 62-year-old Jordanian singer, Mutaib Al-Saqqar, was a surprise to the artistic community, and his departure sore the hearts of his fans, and the pain was added to the rumors that revolved around the method of his death, after security leaks revealed the existence of a suicide suspicion.

The departure of the artist Al-Saqqar - whose funeral took place on Saturday afternoon in the city of Ramtha, his hometown - left a twinge of acceptance by the Jordanians, who were always entranced by his songs, and chanted his patriotic songs at weddings and national occasions.

Over the course of more than 20 years of his artistic career, singer Miteb Al Saqqar has entertained his Jordanian and Arab audiences with his art that was unique to him, and with his artistic works that sang wheat, the homeland, the army, the Jordanian nashmagh, and the red shemagh.

Al-Saqqar was born in the city of Ramtha in northern Jordan in 1959, and starred in patriotic songs in the late 1990s, and was famous for presenting traditional and patriotic songs and songs. He is married and has 3 daughters, the eldest of whom is Shahd (8 years), Ghalia (4 years), and Bisan (2 years).

Suicide or fall

Social media witnessed a state of sadness over the separation of the artist Al-Saqqar after the announcement of his death, followed by a state of controversy among Jordanians about the way in which Al-Saqqar died, between a security account indicating a suspicion of suicide, and another story confirming his fall from the balcony of his room on the second floor of the Medina Hospital Civil Medical Wing.

A security report, seen by Al-Jazeera Net, indicated that the cause of death was due to the fall of Al-Saqqar from the window of his room, in which he resides, yesterday morning, and hitting the ground led to death directly, and the body of the deceased was presented to the forensic medicine office.

Al-Saqqar has been receiving treatment for several months at the Medical City Hospital after suffering from kidney failure, arteriosclerosis, clots in the foot, and one of his toes was amputated.

The Al-Saqqar family was quick to deny the news, which indicates a suspicion of suicide in the death of its son, confirming in press statements that "a tired believer in his Lord, and he cannot commit suicide, and what happened is that he fell from the room window while sitting on one of its sides to be exposed to the sun."

reproach Message

Al-Saqar had recorded a video clip in last February, in which he sent a message of reproach to the authorities of his country for their delay in providing the necessary treatment for him and taking care of his health condition. This message was met with the care of the Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah II, and was transferred to the Medical City Hospital to receive treatment.

His message hurt his fans and the Jordanians, after he said, "To him, O country, I have no son ... to him, O country, I vowed to your eyes. O country ... tired, tired, and no one has gone around him ... to him, O country, how short is what is late? I sang you the sweetest poetry and presented you all Age .. to him, oh country, I am from your son. I will give you the eyeliner, and the branches are tilted, and I was in love with you, and I was not in your love. Tired, tired, and I blame him on your eyes, O country. I have no boy. "

Jordanian Traweed

Al-Saqqar emerged in performing a kind of art preserving the national heritage and various Jordanian chants and chants, and his star shone at the end of the nineties after performing his song "Hala Ya Wasit for the House", whose lyrics were written by the late poet Habib Al-Zeyoudi at the beginning of King Abdullah II assuming his constitutional powers.

The late presented critical songs on more than one social level, and contributed to presenting the national operetta mixed with a heritage scent that enriched the country’s plains, hills and hills, and performed the words of a number of series and Jordanian Bedouin and rural works, and he is interested in the content of the local song and its artistic message and reaching the largest possible number of sectors. Society and people, as was the Palestinian cause in his songs.

The Jordanian Minister of Culture, Ali Al-Ayed, mourned the artist, Mutab Al-Saqqar, describing his artistic journey as "a tender full of distinction and presence as an artist devoted to the Jordanian lyrical color, during which he carried the most wonderful feelings in a march full of distinction and original creativity, while he sang and composed Jordanian songs and chants that contributed to strengthening the Jordanian song In its Arab surroundings. "

And the most famous songs of the late Al-Saqqar, Hala, O Wasit, Ahl Al-Bayt, on the stage, Imrana, Oh my country, O our dear king, shining and thundering, we are all Moaz (on the authority of the Jordanian pilot Muadh Al Kasasbeh), the mother of the martyr, the Sheikh of the Knights, Nuina Ali Al Farah, and many others.

Mourning for his loved ones

The Jordanian actor, Zuhair Al-Noubani, mourned the late singer on his Facebook page, saying, "Go to the mercy of God the beautiful artist, Mutab Al-Saqqar, wishing to the Most Gracious the Most Merciful to rest him with his mercy and to dwell in his spaciousness and to inspire his family and loved ones and the artistic family is beautiful patience and solace."

The Jordanian singer Omar Al-Abd Al-Lat wrote on his Facebook account, mourning Al-Saqqar, "We belong to God and to Him we shall return.

The Jordanian singer Diana Karazon wrote an obituary in which she said, "Sad news ... the rare and affectionate voice of Jordan, the great artist, tired al-Saqqar, God’s protection. May God have mercy on you, Abu Shahad. We belong to God and to Him we shall return."