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He got his early education from the mosque of Sultan Ali,
situated at bank of river Dajla, Baghdad. Then he moved to the madrasa Darbar
Ghousia. His teachers were renowned scholars of the time such as Mullah Syed
Asad Afandi (R.A.), Mufti Qasim (R.A.), and Sheikh Khalil (R.A.). He completed
his Dars-e-Nizami from this madrasa (religious institution). During his stay in
this madrasa, he also acquired knowledge of Quran, hadith, and Fikh from Grand
Mufti of Iraq.
He remained fond of worldly and divine knowledge throughout his life. He used to
listen world news and latest events through radio. He had very good collection
of radio sets. Stamp collection and coin collection were his hobbies. These
hobbies indicate his thrust and love for knowledge. He was very well informed
about social, economic, and political conditions of world. His information was
up to date and authentic. He can speak and guide on any topic relating to any
discipline. His analysis was based on his knowledge, Ilham, and Kashf / Baseerat.
Once Hakim Saeed (A world renowned educationist and authority on eastern
medicine) visited him, he discussed on eastern medicine with Hakim Sahib and
Hakim Sahib was amazed on his knowledge, information and memory. Once an owner
of a shoe factory visited him, he discussed with him on manufacturing and types
of shoes, the visitor was very impressed by his knowledge of shoe manufacturing.
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