Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 465

Selections from The Sayings and Preaching of Amir al-Muminin Ali ibn Abi Talib (Peace Be Upon Him) Including His Replies to Questions and Maxims Expressed for Various Purposes.
Translated by Sayyid Ali Reza

وقال عليه السلام في مدح الاَنَصار:

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said eulogizing the Ansar :

هُمْ وَاللهِ رَبّواالاْسْلاَمَ كَمَا يُرَبَّى الْفَلُوُّخ مَعَ غَنَائِهِمْ بَأَيْدِيهِمُ السِّبَاطِ وَأَلْسِنَتِهِمُ السِّلاَطِ.

By Allah, they nurtured Islam with their generous hands and eloquent tongues as a year old calf is nurtured.