What is the meaning of friendship in Islam?

The concept of friendship in Islam is ultimate. A friend in Islam should seek to immortalise his friend. So a Muslim ought to make friend of a person who is substantially a good person, and friendly not only to his friend but to everyone else. That real friendships should be seeking to be near that ideal.

Who are the disbelievers in the Quran?

In Ayat 34:31, those who do not have faith in the Quran and earlier Books of Allah are called ‘wrong/doers/unjust’; in Ayats 34:32 and 41:41;45:31 those who do not accept the Prophet’s guidance are termed as ‘guilty’ and in 35:36 the disbelievers are described as ‘ungrateful/ingrate’.

What does the Quran say about befriending Jews and Christians?

They are friends one to another. And whoso among you takes them for friends is indeed one of them. Verily, Allah guides not the unjust people. There is a fallacy that the Quran commands Muslims to not befriend Jews and Christians based on Chapter 5 verse 52.

Does the Quran order Muslims not to have good relations with non-Muslims?

And whosoever takes them as intimate associates, then it is they who are the wrongdoers.” [al-Quran, 60:8-9] This should set the tone for how we see verse 5:51, which has often been misused to claim that Islam orders Muslims not to have any sort of good relations with non-Muslims at all, an interpretation which is refuted by the above.

What does the Quran say about respecting those who do not fight?

[ 60:9] Allah forbids you not, respecting those who have not fought against you on account of your religion, and who have not driven you forth from your homes, that you be kind to them and act equitably towards them; surely Allah loves those who are equitable.

What does the Qur’an say about oh you who be believe?

May Allah Most High reward you for seeking the meanings behind the verses of the Book of Allah, the Qur’an. Thank you also, for asking about a verse that has great implications for Muslims in the West, a verse that is often misquoted, misconstrued and misunderstood by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. In the verse, Allah says: “Oh you who be believe!