Abū Ṭalḥa, Zayd b. Sahl b. al-Aswad b. Ḥarām al-Khazrajī, was a renowned Companion of the Prophet Muḥammad and one of the Anṣār (the ‘Helpers’) of Medina. He was mostly known as a valiant fighter and skilful archer of the early Islamic period. He was at the Prophet's side during the oath of allegiance at al-ʿAqaba and in the battles of Badr, Uḥud and Khandaq (Ibn Saʿd, 3/504). At the battle of Uḥud he stood by the Prophet, shooting arrow after arrow and shouting such terrifying war-cries that the…