Battle of Zafar

Ridda Wars Conquest of Sasanian Persia Conquest of Byzantine Syria Campaigns in Africa Campaigns in Armenia and Anatolia The Battle of Zafar took place in 632 between Khalid ibn al-Walid, a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a tribal chieftess called Salma.

The battle was part of the Ridda Wars.

The apostate leader was riding on a camel, surrounded by her loyal bodyguards.

In third week of October 632 CE Khalid ibn al-Walid approached her with a group of mujahideen and slaughtered her and her bodyguards.

Several hundred apostates died in this battle.