Some of the commentators have said that the verse refers to...
Some of the commentators have said that the verse refers to the words that polytheists of Quraysh mentioned at the time of Hajj rites when saying: /labbayk/, because in their Hajj rites they used to say: “O Allah!
You have a partner that You are its owner as well as the owner of what it possesses.” [^1] It is obvious that, like other occasions of revelation, this occasion of revelation does not limit the meaning of the verse and, however, the verse is an answer to the whole polytheists and, taking their life which used to turn upon the pivot of slavery, it brings argumentation for them.
The application of the Qur’anic phrase: /ma razaqnakum/ (what We have given you for sustenance) points to this matter that you are neither the true owner of these slaves nor the true owner of your properties, because all of them belong to Allah, yet you are not ready to transfer your own casual properties to your own casual slaves and accept them as your partners, while there will not appear any difficulty and impossibility from the genetic point, because the statement is upon the axis of authenticities.
But the difference between Allah and His creatures is a genetic difference which is invariable, and their taking partner is impossible! On the other side, worshipping a creature is either because of its greatness, or for the benefit or harm that man gets from it, but these artificial objects of worship have neither that nor this.
For emphasis on being more careful of the content of this question, at the end of the verse the Qur’an says: “…Thus do We explain the signs in detail for a people who understand.” Yes, by mentioning some clear parables from the inside of your life, the facts are reiterated in order that you contemplate and do not accept at least something for Allah, the Lord of the worlds, that you do not admit it for yourself.
They do not have any scientific argument for their own polytheism, and the origin of their deviation is their inner low desires. The verse says: “Nay!