At the age of four Sayyed Ali and his older brother Mohammad, were sent to maktab, the traditional primary-schools of that time, in order to learn the alphabet and the Holy Quran. Later, he was transferred to a newly established Islamic school to continue his learning.
Lokacin da ya kai shekaru hudu a duniya ne aka tura su makaranta shi da yayansa Sayyid Muhammad don su karanci bakake da kuma yadda ake karatun Alkur’ani. Ta haka wadannan ‘yan’uwa biyu suka shiga sabuwar makarantar primare da aka bude mai suna “Darut Ta’alimi Diyanati” A Makarantar Hauza (Makarantar Addini)