Battle of Zafar
632 battle
Battle of Zafar | |||||||
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Part of Ridda wars and Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Rashidun Caliphate | Apostate rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Abu Bakr Khalid ibn al-Walid | Salma (Umm Zhiml) † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Negligible | Heavy |
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Civil wars of
the early Caliphates
the early Caliphates
- Ridda Wars
- First Fitna
- Second Fitna
- Revolt of Ibn al-Ash'ath
- Revolt of al-Ashdaq
- Revolt of Yazid b. al-Muhallab
- Revolt of Harith b. Surayj
- Revolt of Zayd b. Ali
- Berber Revolt
- Revolt of Yahya ibn Zayd
- Third Fitna
- Abbasid Revolution
- Revolt of Muhammad the Pure Soul
- Battle of Fakhkh
- Qays–Yaman war (793–796)
- Fourth Fitna
- Revolt of Abu'l-Saraya
- East Africa
- Bashmurian revolts
- Anarchy at Samarra
- Fifth Fitna
- Kharijite Rebellion (866–896)
- Zanj Rebellion
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. Khalid defeated her and she died on the battlefield. 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.
References
- A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns Lahore, 1969
- A.I. Akram, The Sword of Allah: Khalid bin al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns, Nat. Publishing. House, Rawalpindi (1970) ISBN 0-7101-0104-X.
14°12′41″N 44°24′12″E / 14.21139°N 44.40333°E / 14.21139; 44.40333
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