Friendship has always been a topic of debate over the decades. Most of us are always searching for friends with whom we can spend our time, share our happiness and pain, and open up. We never thought of the classification of the friends that the Arabs have devised to check where our Friendship stands! International Friendship Day is celebrated worldwide to highlight the importance of friends in life!

Here are the 12 levels of Friendship with their names and brief explanations. Reflect on yourself and see where you and your friends stand in relation to this classification.

Most of our’ friends’ are level 5 or below, and many of us don’t have a single level 12 friend.

Here are the levels:

1. Zameel: someone you have a nodding acquaintance with.

2. Jalees: someone you’re comfortable sitting with for some time

3. Sameer: You have a good conversation with them.

[This is where things get serious]

4. Nadeem is a drinking companion (just tea) that you might call when free.

5. Sahib: someone who’s concerned for your well-being.

[now we’re in the actual ranks of Friendship]

6. Rafeeq: someone you can depend upon. You should go on holiday with them.

7. Sadeeq: is a true friend, someone who doesn’t befriend you for ulterior motives.

8. Khaleel: an intimate friend, someone whose presence makes you happy.

9. Anees: someone with whom you’re comfortable and familiar.

10. Najiyy: a confidant, someone you trust deeply.

11. Safiyy: your best friend, someone you’ve chosen over other friends.

12. Qareen: someone who’s inseparable from you. You know how they think

Comment below and tag your friends to show them where they stand! 

Friends are an essential part of human life. It is now very uncommon to find a friend like the ones we find in the stories of the past. The Arabs have classified the levels of Friendship that can explain your Friendship at the core!