Friendship between the same genders, mentality or interests are usual.

The relations between two people take place in the private world where third parties are not allowed to intervene.

The friendship between the brave man and his horse are dealt with in many beautiful works. These works define friendship as sharing the same destiny and the relations between the two in moments of difficulty. This is the sincerest form of friendship.

There is a friendship between man and his Creator. Allah the Almighty’s friends are called saints or holy people. These are people that devote all their lives, and bodily and spiritual assets to Allah. Some of them even avoided marriage so that their hearts were not divided.

“You told all your secrets to that friend of yours. What if he intends to speak ill of you and discloses them to the public?” one man asked another. That man replied:

“If that friend of mine speaks ill of me and discloses my secrets to the public, then life would be meaningless for me. It wouldn’t be worth living then. For that friend of mine is the meaning of life for me.”

The friend is what gives meaning to life. When one talks sincerely to one’s close friend, one feels relaxed. Man wishes to talk about certain things that cannot remain inside him. Such things man can share with his friend. Then he will become relaxed.

Friendship means devotion of one’s heart to another person. This means friendship is an ability that resides in the heart. The heart’s main ability is to love.

Friendship is affection, compassion and mercy.