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Surah Yusuf, Verse 106

سورة يوسف، الآية ١٠٦

12:106 Juz 13 Hizb 25 Page 248 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 12:106

وَمَا يُؤْمِنُ أَكْثَرُهُم بِٱللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشْرِكُونَ ۝١٠٦

Transliteration

wamā yu'minu aktharuhum bil-lahi illā wahum mush'rikūna

Translation

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

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Verse 106 of Surah Yusuf (12:106), a Meccan surah, is in juz 13, on page 248 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 106

Al-Mukhtasar

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!

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Other translations of verse 106

And most of them do not believe in Allah except that they associate partners with Him.

And most of them believe not in Allâh except that they attribute partners unto Him [i.e. they are Mushrikûn i.e. polytheists. See Verse 6: 121].

And most of them believe not in Allah except that they attribute partners (unto Him).

And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (other as partners) with Him!

And most of them do not believe in Allah without associating others (with Him).

And in no way do most of them believe in Allah except (as) they are associators (of other gods with Him).

Verse 106 word by word

  1. وَمَا wamā And not
  2. يُؤْمِنُ yu'minu believe أ م ن
  3. أَكْثَرُهُم aktharuhum most of them ك ث ر
  4. بِٱللَّهِ bil-lahi in Allah
  5. إِلَّا illā except
  6. وَهُم wahum while they
  7. مُّشْرِكُونَ mush'rikūna associate partners with Him ش ر ك

Verses related to verse 106

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Luqman 31:13

    وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَٰنُ لِٱبْنِهِۦ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُۥ يَٰبُنَىَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِٱللَّهِ إِنَّ ٱلشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ

    And [mention, O Muḥammad], when Luqmān said to his son while he was instructing him, "O my son, do not associate [anything] with Allāh. Indeed, association [with Him] is great injustice."

  • An-Nisa 4:142

    إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَٰدِعُهُمْ وَإِذَا قَامُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ قَامُوا۟ كُسَالَىٰ يُرَآءُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

    Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allāh, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allāh except a little,

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