Who was slaughtered by a companion of Muhammad in 632?
Battle of Zafar The Battle of Zafar took place in 632 between Khalid ibn al-Walid and a tribal chieftess called Salma. Khalid defeated her and she died on the battlefield. The battle was part of the Ridda Wars. This apostate leader was riding on a camel, surrounded by her loyal bodyguards. Khalid ibn al-Walid approached her with a group of mujaheddin and slaughtered her and her bodyguards. Several hundred apostates died in this battle.
Year of Sorrow In the Islamic tradition, the Year of Sorrow (Arabic: عام الحزن‎ , "‘Ām al-Ḥuzn " ‎ , also translated Year of Sadness) is the Hijri year in which Muhammad's wife Khadijah and his uncle and protector Abu Talib died. The year approximately coincided with 619 CE or the tenth year after Muhammad's first revelation.