The Holy Quran 39:29 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

ضَرَبَ ٱللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَآءُ مُتَشَـٰكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِّرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا ۚ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ۚ بَلْ أَكْثَرُهُمْ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ

Translation

Allaah mentions the example of a man who is owned by several masters who keep disputing over him (each master is fighting with the other for complete ownership of the slave so that the slave can do his work exclusively. Caught up in this struggle, the slave is also left bewildered, and has to suffer the ill tempers of each upset master, unable to please any of them and therefore unable to receive the favours of any) and another man who is owned entirely by one person. Can the two be equal? (Similar is the example of a Mu'min who worships One Allaah and receives everything from Him. He is in a much better position than a Mushrik, who has to pay allegiance to several gods, without receiving anything from any of them.) All praise be to Allaah, but most of them (the people) do not know.

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

ضرب الله مثلا عبدًا مملوكًا لشركاء متنازعين، فهو حيران في إرضائهم، وعبدًا خ��لصًا لمالك واحد يعرف مراده وما يرضيه، هل يستويان مثلا؟ لا يستويان، كذلك المشرك هو في حَيْرة وشك، والمؤمن في راحة واطمئنان. فالثناء الكامل التام لله وحده، بل المشركون لا يعلمون الحق فيتبعونه.

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