An outstanding example of a man who cultivated such a friendship was Abraham. ( Read James 2: 23.)
اَلْمَحَبَّةُ حَاجَةٌ مَاسَّةٌ لَدَى ٱلْبَشَرِ جَمِيعًا ،‏ مِنْ لَحْظَةِ ٱلْوِلَادَةِ حَتَّى ٱلْمَمَاتِ .‏