Allah sets forth a similitude: a slave under someone’s control, having no power on anything; and (another person) whom We have provided from Ourselves a good provision so that he spends from it secretly and openly; are they equal? Praise is due only for Allah. No! The majority of them does not know.
In reply to the similitudes set forth by the polytheists, Allah (SWT) argues through two examples: can a slave (presumed partner) be equal to his master (Allah SWT)? Can a bad slave (polytheist) be equal to a good slave (Muslim) ?
