god makes a comparison between an owned slave possessing no power over anything and someone to whom we have given plentiful provision who gives out from it privately and openly. are they equal? praise be to god! but most people do not know it.
ضرب الله مثلا عبدا مملوكا لا يقدر على شيء ومن رزقناه منا رزقا حسنا فهو ينفق منه سرا وجهرا هل يستوون الحمد لله بل أكثرهم لا يعلمون