Al-Ashtar's exceptional strength and stature
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 443
٤٤٣. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام) وَقَدْ جَاءَهُ نَعْيُ الْأَشْتَرِ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ:
443. When the news of the death of (Mālik) al-Ashtar (may Allāh have mercy on him), reached Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, he said: