He also related that Abraham said:

“O my people, I am wholly free of whatever you associate with Allah. I have turned my face toward the One who created the heavens and the earth, inclining to pure monotheism, and I am not one of the polytheists. His people disputed with him. He said, ‘Do you dispute with me concerning Allah when He has guided me? I do not fear what you associate with Him, unless my Lord should will something. My Lord encompasses all things in His knowledge. Will you not then take heed? How could I fear what you associate with Allah when you do not fear having associated with Allah that for which He has sent down no authority to you? Which of the two parties is more deserving of security, if you know? Those who believe and do not taint their faith with wrongdoing—it is they who shall have security, and they are rightly guided.’ That was Our argument, which We gave Abraham against his people. We raise in rank whomever We will. Your Lord is indeed All-Wise, All-Knowing.”

[Surah al-An'am: 78–83].

And He said:

“Have you considered what you have been worshipping—you and your forefathers of old? They are indeed enemies to me, except the Lord of all worlds.”

[Surah al-Shu'ara': 75–77].

A khalīl (intimate friend) is one whose beloved’s love has permeated his heart (1), leaving no path within it for anyone else, as it has been said:

You have permeated the pathways of my soul;
Thus was the khalīl named khalīl.

It has also been said that [the term is derived from khalīl, meaning a poor person, which in turn derives from khalla (need), pronounced with an a-vowel—as it has been said: