[3] He memorized the Quran up to Surah "Ya-Sin" at the Kuttab (traditional school), where he also learned to read, write, and acquire basic arithmetic skills.

He later traveled at his own expense to Paris, where he earned a Doctorate in Letters with high honors from Sorbonne University in 1954.

[4] His professional experience was comprehensive in the field of education; he worked as a teacher at Al-Tafilah Primary School in Jordan (1942–1943).

He also taught the principles of general and specific teaching methods for Arabic language at the Teachers' Institute in Aleppo under a contract with the Syrian government.

After obtaining his doctorate and returning from Paris, he worked as an inspector for Arabic language and literature at the Ministry of Education in Jordan in Amman (1956–1963).