[2][3] He was first educated at Shams al-Ma'arif school,[3] where he learned some of the languages taught there such as Turkish, Persian, French and English, as well as Arabic.

[3] He continued his learning by reading, connecting with leading scholars and intellectuals of his time and working in the field of education.

In 1923, he directed the play Independence (original: al-istiqlāl)[3] to cultivate patriotism among students and form a resistance against the French colonization.

As he was interested in collecting antiquities, artifacts, pictures and music recordings, in 1951, he began working on his encyclopedia and finished it in 1956, when he continued his scientific expeditions visiting Yugoslavia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Austria.

In addition to what was previously mentioned, his works include: The Rules of Arabic Writing[4][9] (original: Mawsūʻat Ḥalab al-muqāranah) and a poetry book he called Songs of the Sufi Dome.

[12] His works also include a manuscript, Aleppo's Neighborhoods and Markets,[13] which was edited by Abd al-Fattah Qal'aji and published by the Syrian Ministry of Culture in 1984.