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When there came to them a Book from Allahu ta’ālā, confirming what was with them, in the Torah, that is the Qur'ān - and they formerly, before it came, prayed for victory, for assistance, over the disbelievers, saying: 'Allahu ta’ālā, give us assistance against them through the Prophet that shall be sent at the end of time'; but when there came to them what they recognised, as the truth, that is, the mission of the Prophet, they disbelieved in it, out of envy and for fear of losing leadership (the response to the first lammā particle is indicated by the response to the second one); and the curse of Allahu ta’ālā is on the disbelievers.