Another epithet given to him by al-Tabari, "al-Majusi", would seem to indicate that he was an adherent of the old Zoroastrian religion.
Isa pang epithet binigay sa kanya sa pamamagitan ng al-Tabari, "al-Majusi", ay tila upang ipahiwatig na siya ay isang kabig ng old Zoroastrian relihiyon.