He was born with a slight mental disability, and one of his teachers told his mother that she should not force the boy to learn to read, as that would only frustrate him.
وَلَاحِقًا ،‏ ٱلْتَقَتْ أُمُّهُ مُعَلِّمَتَهُ فِي ٱلْخِدْمَةِ مِنْ بَيْتٍ إِلَى بَيْتٍ .‏