in 1921, he traveled to egypt and enrolled in al-azhar university, returning to morocco upon the death of his father. ghumari went to egypt a second time in 1931 when his younger brothers abdullah and muhammad also enrolled in the university. due to fears regarding activity of the muslim brotherhood in egypt, his brother abdullah was sentenced to ten years in prison on accusations of ties to the group in 1961. ahmad al-ghumari, upon hearing the news of his younger brother's long sentence, fell ill and died eight months later.