Sabiq al-Khwarizmi
سابق الخوارزمي
The Imam Ibrahim's mawla who sped the succession-will from Harran to al-Humayma — then led Abu Humayd from the sweeper's market to the hidden Abbasids in Kufa 1.
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Overview
Sabiq al-Khwarizmi was a freedman of Ibrahim the Imam, to whom he handed over the testament addressed to Ibrahim's brother Abu al-Abbas, according to al-Mas'udi 2.
The testament
Ibrahim instructed him that if something happened to Ibrahim at the hands of Marwan, he should make haste to al-Humayma. When Ibrahim's end came, Sabiq hastened and handed the testament over 2.
In Kufa
Abu Hamid al-Tusi met him in the Kunasa market in Kufa, and directed him to Abu al-Abbas and his companions in the house of al-Walid ibn Sa'd among the Banu Awd 2.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 239-241
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.239-241
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islam.museum contributors. “Sabiq al-Khwarizmi”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sabiq-al-khwarizmi/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.