In the life time of our prophet there were two intimate friends whose name were, ``UQBA'' and ``ABI''.

      Whenever Ugba returned from a journey, it was his custom to hold a party and invite some of the neighbouring people to dinner.

      In one of such parties the prophet too, was invited. His holiness attended the party but refused to eat anything there! Ugba was an idolater declared as unclean by Qurän, and therefore the prophet could not dine with him. He asked the prophet why, and the prophet said that he would not serve anything until he would testify to the Oneness of God, and to admit his prophethood.

      Ugba uttered the word of testimony and the prophet ate with him.

      When ABI his intimate friend heard of Ugba's testimony, became cross with him and reproached him for his recantation.

      Uqba denied his recantation and said to ABI; ``An honourable man was my guest, and said that he would not have my dinner unless I testify to the Oneness of God and his prophethood. To please him I did that nominally and merely in pretence, and I believe not in my utterance and testimony!''

      ABI said to him:ِ ``If you want my friendship continued, you must go to Mohammad and abuse him somehow, and maltreat him.''

      Uqba did what his friend wanted to please him, and became an apostate!

      Later on, in the Battle of Badr, Uqba was killed, and then in the battle of Ohud, his friend Abi was also slayed.

      The above verse revealed about the above mentioned friends, but the words here are general, and we are interested in its general sense of meaning.