The Holy Quran 12:106 — Surah Yusuf

Arabic text

وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِٱللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ

Translation

Most of them (the Kuffaar) believe in Allaah (admit that He is their Creator) in such a manner that they still ascribe partners to Him (despite believing in Allaah, they still worship idols and other gods, regarding these to be sharing control of the universe with Allaah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, with their tongues they all say that the Creator and Owner is Almighty Allah, yet despite this some make idols partners in divinity. Thus the Arab idolaters used to say these words in the talbiyah: لَبَّيْكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَكَ اِلَّا شَرِيْكًا هُوَ لَكَ تَمْلِكُهٗ وَمَا مَلَكَ (“Here I am, O Allah, here I am!

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