... the pious preface to al-Khwarizmi's "Algebra" shows that he was an orthodox Muslim, so Al-Tabari's epithet could mean no more than that his forebears, and perhaps he in his youth, had been Zoroastrians.
... ang mga banal ng paunang salita sa al-Khwarizmi's "algebra" ay nagpapakita na siya ay tinatanggap ng isang Muslim, upang Al-Tabari's epithet ay ibig sabihin na hindi hihigit sa kanyang forebears, at marahil siya sa kanyang kabataan, had been Zoroastrians.