The Quiddity of an Intimate Relationship in view of the Qur'an and Narrations

This study aims to investigate the nature of an intimate relationship in the Qur'an and Islamic narrations. The data was collected and analyzed through a qualitative analysis of Islamic texts the results show that: 1. Bilateral or multilateral special, close, intense, and long-term relations and interests together with self- disclosure, neutrality and justice are components of an intimate relationship. 2. The conversion from a causal relationship into an intimate relationship has some features that form the nature of such a relationship. These features include: 1. emotional influencing, 2. secret telling, 3. constancy, 4. honesty, and 5. empathy. But the characteristics of the intimate relationship found in Islamic sources are more basic and fundamental and, quantitatively, they include less ties, and, they are more stable and more intense. These characteristics include: 1. faith in God, 2. sincerity, 3. Constancy and 4. emotional influencing. Each of these four characteristics has its own signs and even the idea of constancy of intimate relationship found in Islamic sources is clearly different from that presented by psychology. In these sources, not only emphasize on the lasting friendship in this world but also takes into account the attitude about close friends and about Hereafter into. Thus, in addition to the fact that the idea of intimate relationship found in Islamic sources is distinct from that presented by psychology in as far as faith in God and sincerity are concerned this idea is clearly distinct from a that presented by psychology in the way of ensuring lifelong friendship.