Conversation so far:
Where was Al-Ma'arri born?
Abu al-ʿAlaʾ was born in Maʿarra, modern Maarrat al-Nu'man, Syria, near the city of Aleppo.
What was Al-Ma'arri's childhood like?
Al-Ma'arri lost his eyesight at the age of four due to smallpox.

Question: Where did he go to school?
Self-contained rewrite: Where did Al-Ma'arri go to school?