Sheikh Gad al-Haq received his early education in the village book at Sheikh Sayed Al-Bahnasawi's book, memorizing the Quran and learning the basics of reading and writing. He then joined Al-Ahmadi Institute in Tanta, completing the primary stage there, before moving to the secondary stage in Cairo at its religious institute. After graduating, he joined the College of Sharia in 1944, obtaining the global certificate, and specialized in judiciary after two years of study. Al-Azhar allowed those who obtained the global certificate in Sharia to specialize in the judiciary for two years. During holidays in the village, he led people in prayer and delivered religious lessons between Maghrib and Isha. He was appointed secretary of fatwas at the Egyptian Dar Al Ifta in 1953 and returned to the Sharia courts as a judge in 1954. He moved to civil courts in 1956 and was appointed as an appeal court advisor in 1976 before becoming Egypt's Mufti in August 1978. Gad al-Haq was appointed as Minister of Awqaf in January 1982 but served for only a few months. He was then chosen as the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar on March 17, 1982, and continued until his death. By the late 1950s, Sheikh Gad al-Haq rented an apartment in the Al-Manial district of Cairo on the fourth floor with modest furniture. It had an old table which the Imam did not change throughout 40 years. From this table, the Grand Imam crafted all statements issued for Muslims on the necessity of unifying efforts and ranks, and from it emerged the greatest fatwas and strongest political dialogues.