Surah Yusuf 12:106 — translation and meaning

يوسف · Verse 106 / 111 · Page 248

وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِاللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ

Word by Word

وَمَا
wama
And not
يُؤْمِنُ
yu'minu
believe
أَكْثَرُهُم
aktharuhum
most of them
بِاللَّهِ
bil-lahi
in Allah
إِلَّا
illa
except
وَهُم
wahum
while they
مُّشْرِكُونَ
mush'rikuna
associate partners with Him

Transliteration

Wa maa yu'minu aksaru hum billaahi illaa wa hum mushrikoon

Translation

And most of them believe not in Allah except while they associate others with Him.

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Most people do not admit Allah as the Creator and Provider, Who brings to life and causes death, without also worshipping images and idols next to Him, or claiming that He has a son, glory be to Him!

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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