The reason the worshippers of idols are considered polytheists despite their acknowledgment of Lordship

Question:
And the Shaykh, may Allah protect you, we ask you: What is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted, “Do you think that your gods will do you any harm?”? Does this submission contain a rebuke of the polytheists because they did not deny them and did not remove them from these categories? And other famous verses indicate this meaning. But Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned that the reason for their worship of these idols is that they would intercede for them with Allah, and that they insisted that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is the Creator and the Provider of benefit and harm. So what is the indication to them regarding the forehead, while they insist that they do not benefit or harm, but are only a means and an intercessor?

Answer:
They do not accept that they benefit or harm, and they believe that they benefit by the power of Allah. It is not sufficient for a person to merely acknowledge that Allah is the Creator and the Provider; rather, he must worship Allah, Mighty and Majestic, based on tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship). It is not sufficient that he acknowledges Lordship; he must acknowledge Lordship and worship, and worship Allah. Seeking blessing (tabarruk) is one of the types of worship. Yes.