{"id":1428,"date":"2026-04-19T11:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arislamiccenter.com\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2026-04-21T04:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:43:57","slug":"who-is-a-true-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arislamiccenter.com\/?p=1428","title":{"rendered":"Who is a true friend?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Liqa’ul Khaleel shifa’ul ‘aleel”<\/em>
“Meeting a true friend is healing for the sick.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This phrase gives us the message that:
A person does not suffer only from physical illness, but also from the exhaustion of the heart and mind.
In such times, a sincere friend\u2019s meeting, their words, their empathy and love bring peace to the heart, lessen sorrow, and create hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you ever noticed?<\/em>
When the heart is broken, eyes are tearful, and life begins to feel like a burden\u2014
At such times, no medicine works instantly.
But if a true friend knocks on the door, sits silently beside you, and just says: “I\u2019m here, aren\u2019t I?”<\/em>
Then the heart feels as if it starts living again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That smile of a friend,
That comfort, that sincerity\u2014
It feels as if someone has gathered a scattered soul.
Illness is not only of the body;
Sometimes a person breaks from within too,
And there, medicine doesn\u2019t help\u2014 a friend does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember:<\/em>
A friend who stands by you in every situation
Is a special blessing from Allah.
One meeting, one word, one touch from them\u2014 truly becomes healing for a sick heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Give time to your friends.
Perhaps one meeting from you might brighten someone\u2019s life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A friend is truly a mercy from Allah who lifts a person from people and connects them to Allah.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose friends who bring you closer to Allah,
Because that is the friendship that lasts forever\u2014
In this world, and in the Hereafter too.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mufti Muhammad Ishaq Madani
18 April, Saturday 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Liqa’ul Khaleel shifa’ul ‘aleel”“Meeting a true friend is healing for the sick.” This phrase gives us the message that:A person does not suffer only from physical illness, but also from the exhaustion of the heart and mind.In such times, a sincere friend\u2019s meeting, their words, their empathy and love bring peace to the heart, lessen ","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[49],"class_list":["post-1428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-who-is-a-true-friend"],"yoast_head":"\nWho is a true friend? - AR Islamic Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\""Liqa'ul Khaleel shifa'ul 'aleel""Meeting a true friend is healing for the sick." 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