'Ali 'Abd Ibn Abi l-Rida', after the death of his master, Sayf al-Dawla Khalaf b. Mula'ib, Lord of Apamea, went to serve the Frank Theophilos, ruler of Kafartab. He used his really extraordinary sight to win battles and do great damage to the Muslims. This angered his wife. When she failed to stop him, she killed him in Kafartab, and then escaped to Shayzar, where she was treated with great respect